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Francis Cabot Lowell

One lifetime is never enough to accomplish one's horticultural goals. If a garden is a site for the imagination, how can we be very far from the beginning?

Gardening

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Gardening involves ongoing creativity and growth that can't be fully achieved within a single lifetime. Since a garden reflects our imaginative efforts, it always feels like we are just starting and have much more to explore.

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