# Transporting Plants with Dr Nathaniel Ward (GotG62)

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Podcast: [Gardeners of the Galaxy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gardeners-of-the-galaxy-744695)
Published: 2024-12-09T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Throughout human history, when people have moved around the globe, they’ve taken their plants with them. They’ve carried with them the plants they relied on for food, for health, and for happiness. But when European colonisers began to transport plants from far flung locations, they ran into a problem - keeping plants alive during long sea voyages. In this episode, I tell the story of the man who solved it - Dr Nathaniel Ward, inventor of the Wardian case. Sign up for the Gardeners of the Galaxy: MIssion Report newsletter to get new episode alerts and bonus astrobotany content: https://emmadoughty.substack.com/.

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