“ A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion. ”
“ If a tree dies, plant another in its place. ”
“ The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. ”
“ Use plants to bring life. ”
“ If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life. ”
“ Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization. ”
“ Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too. ”
“ My passion for gardening may strike some as selfish, or merely an act of resignation in the face of overwhelming problems that beset the world. It is neither. I have found that each garden is just what Voltaire proposed in Candide: a microcosm of a just and beautiful society. ”
“ The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him. ”
“ Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over. ”
“ Flowers are happy things. ”
“ My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure. ”
“ Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as they flower freely year after year, they have little inclination to make vigorous growth. ”
“ I read, go for walks and I love to garden. My hands are such a mess. People think I should have movie star hands, but they're just gardening ones. Always slightly grubby and with a bit of dirt under the fingernails. ”
“ It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves. ”
“ Gardening is not a rational act. ”
“ There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer's day than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air. ”
“ Behold, my friends, the spring is come the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love! ”
“ Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path. ”
“ I need my friends, I need my house, I need my garden. ”