# @ahs_gardening on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXUyrPvE9Es
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64523256-ahs-gardening-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-19T19:24:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Horticultural Society | American Gardener Magazine (@ahs_gardening) — https://gondola.cc/ahs_gardening

## Caption

In the "Last Words" section of our January/February issue, Chris Roddick, tree expert and landscape designer, shares why letting trees die in place might be the most life-affirming thing a gardener can do. ⁠
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You can read current and past "Last Words" in American Gardener at ahsgardening.org. ⁠
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Not a member yet? Join us at connect.ahsgardening.org/join to become a member and get the magazine delivered right to your door. ⁠
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Writer: Chris Roddick⁠
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#sustainablegardening #letthetreesgrow #arboretum #treegarden #gardeningtips #lastwords #ahsgardening #americangardener #americanhorticulturalsociety #gardening #treeplanting #trees #naturegarden

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treeplanting, americanhorticulturalsociety, lastwords, gardeningtips, americangardener, treegarden, naturegarden, gardening, ahsgardening, sustainablegardening, arboretum, trees, letthetreesgrow

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