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Olivia Laing

How did your new book on gardens and paradise begin?

I’ve been working on it since 2020, but the initial stages were restoring the physical garden itself and keeping a garden diary. I originally trained as a herbalist, so I’ve been thinking about plants and utopia for a long time.

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