Article: The ultimate plant perfectionist. (Giants of Design).(Frank Cabot, founder of the Garden Conservancy)(Biography)

Frank Cabot fell into gardening, quite literally, and he has been immersed in the world of plants and gardens ever since. What caused the three-year-old to end up at the bottom of a large, circular stone watering trough is unclear, but more than 75 years later two points remain vivid in his memory: that he was in trouble for drenching his fancy new pink suit, and that the trough, which had been converted to ornamental purposes, offered more than a mere surface for sailing toy boats.

Cabot recounts his dawning recognition of the magical world into which he had tumbled: "I was fascinated by the trough. Some 16 feet in diameter, it was surrounded by a stout capped ...

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