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The Gardener’s Dilemma

园丁的困境

A weeder’s work is never done.

除草人的活儿，永远干不完。

September 2, 2025

Woman sitting in garden butterfly flying past.

Woman sitting in garden and drinking from a mug.

Woman sitting in garden and looking at weed detector app on her phone.

Woman taking photo in garden.

Woman standing in garden and looking at her phone.

Woman angrily ripping weeds out of her garden.

Woman taking photos of potential weeds all over her garden.

Woman angrily ripped weeds all over her garden.

Woman covered in dirt standing in her garden.

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Originally published in The New Yorker · Read original