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    THE FEMININE TOUCH?

    Sep 12, 2024 3 minutes

    Back in the spring of 2009, I had the pleasure of meeting Beverly McConnell, a formidable Antipodean plantswoman, internationally known for her garden Ayrlies in New Zealand. While showing her around the garden where I work, she remarked on the bountiful May display: “I hope you don't mind me saying, but this garden feels very feminine.”

    I smiled and replied that I didn't mind, but I was slightly taken aback. As we carried on the

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