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Monthly Archives: May 2011
To Barbara Laking!
The man I’m writing about now is Dr. Leslie Laking. A horticulturist responsible for establishing the Royal Botanical Gardens, in Burlington. The first interview I conducted was with an elderly archivist at the RBG, Maria Minaker, and the first words … Continue reading
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