In the Garden: The slow conversion of gardening non-believersDec. 31, 2013, 7 a.m. So, as a kid if you suffer from arachnophobia knowing that spiders are lurking to spring on you, or if you are tired of the calluses on your palms resulting from strong-arming the push-mower over a less than smooth and level lawn, you would understand a reluctance to garden.
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In the Garden: The slow conversion of gardening non-believers