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April 22 carries a big, modern name.

Earth Day.

But in the garden, the earth doesn’t show up as a slogan.

It shows up as weight.

As dampness on your fingertips.

As a scent you recognize before you can describe it.

And maybe that’s the quiet gift of this date.

A reminder that some of the most lasting human moments have unfolded not in lecture halls or on stages.

But in gardens themselves.

In places where oranges perfume the air.

Where a visitor can be delayed just long enough to notice something.

Wh…

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