Joyce Winifred Vickery Archives

The Botanist Who Solved a Murder: Joyce Winifred Vickery

Dr. Joyce Winifred Vickery (1908-1979), a prominent Australian botanist, plant taxonomist, and conservationist.

The Cypress Crime December 15, 1908 Today is the birthday of the Australian botanist and forensic botanist Joyce Winifred Vickery. 1960 was a pivotal year in Joyce’s career. In 1960, all of Australia was focused on the building of the now famous Sydney Opera House. And to pay for the construction, the government of Australia…

December 15, 2020 How Front Gardens Boost Wellbeing, Margaret Cavendish, Joyce Winifred Vickery, The National Herb Garden, Donald Culross Peattie, Farming the Woods by Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel, and Fenway Park Boston Ivy

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The Botanical Detective: How Joyce Vickery Solved Australia’s Most Infamous Crime

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 29, 1979 On this day, we bid farewell to Joyce Winifred Vickery, a formidable Australian botanist whose sharp eye for detail and unrivaled knowledge of grass species would prove as useful in…

May 29, 2019 Sun Traps, John Barrymore, Joyce Winifred Vickery, Alfonsina Storni, Mirabel Osler, Succession Seed Annual Flowers, and the Wedding of Townshend and Kate Brandegee

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