Sara Maitland
Dec 16, 2021
2 minutes
Illustration: Lynn Hatzius
There is something quite strange about British culture. More than our European neighbours, and more than other cultures globally, we tend to despise manual labour – and particularly rural manual labour.
This is culturally odd, as we claim to value our countryside, and we value gardens highly. Private gardens are seen not simply as
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