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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


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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 Charterhouse School, it was his passion for irises that would ultimately define his legacy.

1884 Harry Ferguson is born near Dromara [droh-MAR-ah] in County Down, Ireland. While we often think of gardening in terms of hand tools and intimate connections with the soil, Ferguson revolutionized how we cultivate the earth on a grand scale.

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Today's Botanic Spark

1994 Garden writer Barbara Pleasant just finished writing her article about extending summer's joy through winter by bringing our beloved bedding plants indoors. The article appeared in the Montgomery Advertiser in Montgomery, Alabama, the following day on November 5th.

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