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One man’s weed is another man’s wild flower - Terry Harvey
“One man’s weed isanother man’s wildflower”Terry HarveyThe Chinese have a proverb,‘Plant a tree and die.’ If nothing else that proverb recognises that often the resultsof a herculean and heroic undertaking are not seen in one lifetime. Now try planting almost three milliontrees and it will be the children of today's children that will appreciate this regeneration. Former Gloucesterfarm boy Terry Harvey knows allabout the wild side of the rustic life. He growsweeds not for living, but as a full-time pastime. Heis not mad but he specifies that having a few nutsand bolts loose could be an advantage. He oftenputs in a ten hour day, seven days a week tendinghis beloved weeds in an ancient and rapidlybecoming derelict glass house to the rear ofBelvoir Park Hospital in South Belfast. The hospitalwas once an isolated fever hospital. Somehow the“the weed has alwaysgot bad press”solitude and seclusion agrees with Terry's unusual job. "One man’s weed is another's wild flower," he says in that strangecomposite accent which to the ear of an Englishman is clear evidence that Terry has gone native; while to a local listenerthere is no doubting he’s from across the water.
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