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" I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, but I love gardens. "
Elton John
Love
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Two
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" I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees - just generally doing gardening, putting plants in and hedges in. It takes quite a lot of time and I love it. "
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" A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion. "
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Great
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Live
" I'm mad about gardening. I have an allotment on the other side of Hampstead Heath, and I keep three hens in my garden. "
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Dream
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