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Gardening is a luxury occupation: an ornament, not a necessity, of life.... fortunate gardener, who may preoccupy himself solely with beauty in these difficult and ugly days! he is one of the few people left in this distressful world to carry on the tradition of elegance and charm. a useless member of society, considered in terms of economics, he must not be denied his rightful place. he deserves to share it, however humbly, with the painter and poet.
-Vita Sackville-West
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Gardening Is A Luxury Occupation: An Ornament,

Vita Sackville-West
Gardening is a luxury occupation: an ornament, not a necessity, of life.... fortunate gardener, who may preoccupy himself solely with beauty in these difficult and ugly days! he is one of the few people left in this distressful world to carry on the tradition of elegance and charm. a useless member of society, considered in terms of economics, he must not be denied his rightful place. he deserves to share it, however humbly, with the painter and poet.
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