Posts Tagged ‘John Franklin’
Sir John Richardson: The Pioneering Scottish Explorer Who Gardened with Death
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 5, 1865 On this day, we bid adieu to Sir John Richardson, a botanist and Scottish explorer whose remarkable journey through this mortal coil came to its conclusion. Dear readers, prepare yourselves…
Read MoreThe Plant Thief: Sir John Richardson
“There was a standing joke that Sir John, ‘never left a garden empty-handed, and that evening he carried off a plant of Forget-me-not’.” June 5, 1865 On this day, the Scottish explorer and botanist Sir John Richardson died. During his very active life, he participated in the unsuccessful search for his friend Sir John Franklin,…
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