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Born (née Hayr) Northampton, England
She was Canada's first professional woman garden writer.
Her gardening skills became known throughout North America and she was written up in many American publications
She also wrote short stories and poems
Her book, The Canadian Gardner: a pocket help of the amateur was published in 1903 and ste the gardening starndard for all of pre-WW 1 Canada.
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