Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh

Prisoner of the Tower of London On this day in 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh was executed.  On the orders of King James, Raleigh had been a special prisoner at the Tower of London for thirteen years. During his time in the tower, Raleigh was allowed to tend a small apothecary garden in the courtyard below.…

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October 29, 2019 Redesigning Your Garden, Preparing for Winter, Sir Walter Raleigh, Augustin Gattinger, William Chapman, Jamie Taggert, Carl Sandburg, Sowing Beauty by James Hitchmough, a Garden-Themed Thanksgiving, and the Ayurvedic Principals for Gardeners

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Today we celebrate the botanist who was allowed to tend a garden while he was a prisoner in the Tower of London. We’ll learn about the Pioneer botanist of Tennessee and the botanist who used his love of trees to shape an optimistic view of humanity. We’ll also celebrate Jamie Taggert, the young Scottish botanist,…

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