After a series of disastrous offseason escapades resulting in the wanton destruction of an expensive Berlin private garden, Mary Marie's image in the press was truly in the pits. Her agent repeatedly encouraged her to make token gestures of goodwill and charity to repair her image, but the suddenly apprehensive Marie refused, citing a desire to no longer waste her newfound wealth. She was dragged repeatedly for her greed and selfishness, but it was not until many months later that she ever really addressed anything. Wanting to "give back to the plants [she had] harmed", she launched an effort to protect local plant biodiversity in places that would otherwise not receive those protections, first by purchasing plots of land with endangered flora that were otherwise slated for development, and turning them into community gardens instead. Marie would personally work on every project, going from place to place and learning about their local plants, meeting people, and working hard to build something better. Working on these projects gave her an excellent opportunity to stop partying so hard every offseason and go sober, and while it never fully repaired her image in the media, she had discovered a love for both botany and community that would consume her every offseason.
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