March 20, 2026
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Some Things Just Take Time
Trees take quite a while to grow. If someone 50 years ago planted a row of oaks or a chestnut tree on your plot of land, you have something that no amount of money or effort can replicate. The only way is to wait. Tree-lined roads, old gardens, houses sheltered by decades of canopy: if you want to start fresh on an empty plot, you will not be able to get that. Because some things just take time. We know this intuitively. We pay premiums for Swiss watches, Hermès bags and old properties precisely because of the time embedded in...