Posts Tagged ‘Liverpool history’
William Roscoe: Poet, Abolitionist, and Founder of the Liverpool Botanic Garden
The Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast March 8, 1753 Today is the birthday of the Liverpool poet, historian, botanist, and politician William Roscoe. William grew up in the Presbyterian church. He learned his love of poetry from his mother, and he’d helped his father with his work as a market gardener. As an adult, William…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 5, 1847 My dear fellow gardeners, one cannot help but notice the unseemly enthusiasm with which the masses descended upon Birkenhead Park upon its grand opening. The Mercury reports—and I do assure…
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