“Our children don’t inherit the land from us,
we borrow it from them.”
–Native American Proverb
Quotes
“The mere fact of the variability of the seasons should be sufficient to convince the most doubting that what may be right one year may be wrong next. If a calendar of garden events is kept it will be readily seen by reference what a difference there can be in annual happenings.”
— Harry Pierce and Alec Mawson Shrubs 1935
On the value of keeping a calendar of garden events.
I can no longer remember who once told me that pachysandra was the vinyl siding of the suburban landscape, but the phrase stuck.
— Missy Fable
“Spread Plant Love, Not Mulch“
This actually made me laugh out loud.
“From incubating an avocado pit in a jar over the kitchen sink to mowing the roof to paying top dollar for an oceanfront or penthouse view, we’re willing to take trouble and incur expenses to make nature part of our homes. As a result, more communities, including some seemingly improbable ones, are trying to make the most of their natural charms.”
–Winifred Gallagher
House Thinking Continue reading “Natural needs and wants.”
Natural needs and wants.
Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream.
— Josephine Nuese Continue reading “When does a garden begin?”
When does a garden begin?
A stranger is just a friend I haven’t met yet.
— Will Rogers
Will Rogers quote about strangers and friends.
There may be a day you wake up, see the weather is much better than predicted, and find yourself raring to go in the garden. Continue reading “Mother Nature has a sense of humor”