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    Acts of faith

    Oct 29, 2020 3 minutes

    These are challenging times for optimists but we gardeners are used to forging on in the face of pestilence and pervasive uncertainty. As horticultural tasks go, there is none more hopeful than the planting of bulbs.

    Sow seeds, and they might germinate within days, giving the grower at least the illusion of being able to shape a happy outcome through careful pricking out and potting on. With a bulb, you bury it in the ground just as the garden is winding

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