Posts Tagged ‘Sir John Richardson’
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 MoreJune 5, 2019 New Gardens, Sir John Richardson, Allan Octavian Hume, World Environment Day, Saalu Marada Thimmakka, Alice Mackenzie Swaim, The Gardener’s Bed-Book, Richardson Wright, Pruning Spring-Flowering Shrubs, and Psalm 27
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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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