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On Gardening

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.
To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.
Share the botanical bliss of gardeners through the ages, who have cultivated philosophies
to apply to their own – and our own - lives: Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.

--Alfred Austin, 1835-1913

Note to Mary: The snow is melting, the birds are singing, the days are longer, and soon your
back will be aching from planting all those flowers.

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