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"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies."

Gertrude Jekyll, British Celebrity

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"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies."

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"The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives."

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"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies."

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