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Sir Edward Salisbury

The Graveyard Garden April 16, 1886 Today is the birthday of the English botanist and ecologist, Sir Edward Salisbury. The youngest of nine children, Edward’s passion for plants started as a young boy. Edward loved to go out into the countryside to dig up plants to grow in his own garden patch at home. Once…

Sir Edward Salisbury

The Off-The-Cuff Botanist April 16, 1886 Today is the birthday of the botanist Sir Edward Salisbury. Edward was the youngest of nine children. Edward’s passion for plants started as a child. On his outings, Edward would collect flowers to grow in his own patch at home. Get this: Edward attached a label to each one,…

April 16, 2019 Truly Lovely Aprils, Robert Frost, Sir Hans Sloane, William Stearn, Ellen Nellie Thayer Fisher, Mary Gibson Henry, Sir Edward Salisbury, Aphra Behn, Penny Colman, and William Austin Dickinson

“The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day.” ~ Robert Frost April can be a challenging time in the garden. How many truly lovely Aprils does one get in a lifetime? I’d venture to say maybe five or six. Often, the gardens are too wet…