British writer (1825-1890).
James Shirley Hibberd (1825 – 16 November 1890) was one of the most popular and successful gardening writers of the Victorian era. He was a best-selling editor of three gardening magazines, including Amateur Gardening, the only 19th-century gardening magazine still being published today. He wrote over a dozen books on gardening and several more on natural history and related subjects. He promoted town gardening, aquariums, bee-keeping, vegetarianism, water recycling, environmental conservation and the prevention of cruelty to animals and birds, all before they were taken up as 'causes' in the
Abbreviations: Hibberd
Occupations: writer, journalist, botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: English
Dates: 1825-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: London
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