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...above their horse chestnut-shaped leaves.
      Even though puttering in mud with his head down is Druse's favorite pastime, he looks up with gratitude at the venerable trees that define his garden rooms. As we enter the area he calls the cropped meadow....

 
ex Hatsy Shields, “In the Garden / Plots and Plans” —
“As he pauses to take stock after three years of hard work on his New Jersey garden, our contributing editor Ken Druse invites a fellow gardener to visit and assess the fruits of his labors. She also hears his ideas for the future” —
in House Beautiful : 141:5 (May 1999) : 68, (86), 89
via archive.org : link

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Ken Druse, horticulturalist and writer
wikipedia : link
 

25 May 2026