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Liberty Hyde Bailey

A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.

Liberty Hyde Bailey

Gardening

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Growing a garden takes consistent work and care over time. Simply wanting plants to grow or having good plans is not enough; success comes from the actual effort put into nurturing them.

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