“God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.”
— Francis Bacon
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I think this is what hooks one
“I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.”
— Phyllis Theroux
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I plant a lot of trees. I
“I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.”
— Penelope Keith
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The secret of improved plant breeding, apart
“The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love.”
— Luther Burbank
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I loved to get all dusty and
“I loved to get all dusty and ride horses and plant potatoes and cotton.”
— Dorothy Malone
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I am sure that if you plant
“I am sure that if you plant the trees back again, it will do nothing but good.”
— Michael Fish
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To dwell is to garden.
“To dwell is to garden.”
— Martin Heidegger
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But if each man could have his
“But if each man could have his own house, a large garden to cultivate and healthy surroundings – then, I thought, there will be for them a better opportunity of a happy family life.”
— George Cadbury
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens
“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.”
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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A garden is a complex of aesthetic
“A garden is a complex of aesthetic and plastic intentions; and the plant is, to a landscape artist, not only a plant – rare, unusual, ordinary or doomed to disappearance – but it is also a color, a shape, a volume or an arabesque in itself.”
— Roberto Burle Marx
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The glory of gardening: hands in the
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.”
— Alfred Austin
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