Literary gardens: From Kipling's fruit trees to Dickens' geranium theatre

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What is a garden for? This seems like a really simple question, until you try to answer it. Is it a view from the sink where you wash up and put cling film over leftovers, or is it a place to grow the actual dinner? Does it have to look good throughout the year, or is it only worth bothering from April to September? Is it just a parking spot for a giant trampoline?










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