Ryan Gainey was a world-famous garden designer, a poet and a writer, a man who could weave almost magical spells over plants and flowers.

But at his memorial on Wednesday night, his friends and family remembered him for his love, his kindness, his passion for life, and the way he touched and changed every person he met

“He gave us so much of his time and talents; he pushed to make us better,” said Brooks Garcia, Gainey’s former personal assistant and a close friend.

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