by: Kate Hampton

Gertrude Jekyll once wrote that “the love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.”

As a British horticulturist who created more than 400 gardens in the UK, Europe and the U.S., she ought to know.

There is something almost magical about gardening. It’s more than just the peaceful time you spend working with your own two hands. It’s more than just the feeling of the warm sun on your back and the calming sounds of nature buzzing in your ear.

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