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I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.

David Hobson

I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.

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About David Hobson

David Hobson may refer to:

Dave Hobson (1936–2024), American politician of the Republican party
David Hobson (tenor) (born 1960), Australian opera / musical singer