November 04, 2024 Last Call for Spring Bulbs, John Bradby Blake, William Rickatson Dykes, Harry Ferguson, My Favorite Plant by Jamaica Kincaid, and Saving Summer with a Windowsill Garden

The Daily Gardener · Nov 4, 2024 · 30m

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Botanical History On This Day

1745 The English botanist John Bradby Blake [BRAD-bee BLAKE] is born.

Though he lived a tragically short life - dying at just twelve days after his 28th birthday - John left behind an extraordinary legacy that bridges East and West through botanical art and discovery.

1877 William Rickatson Dykes [RICK-et-sun DYKES] is born in Bayswater, London.

Though he began his career as a classics teacher at…