279 Quotes About Gardening

I see in activism a kind of futility. The real power is in doing.

It always amazes me to look at the little, wrinkled brown seeds and think of the rainbows in 'em," said Captain Jim. "When I ponder on them seeds I don't find it nowise hard to believe that we've got souls that'll live in other worlds. You couldn't hardly believe there was life in them tiny things, some no bigger than grains of dust, let alone colour and scent, if you hadn't seen the miracle, could you?

It's exciting to see things coming up again, plants that you've had twenty or thirty years. It's like seeing an old friend.

even if you seem like the only one in all of North America who uses more natives than aliens, wildlife will be better off for your efforts.

Shun artificial rocks like the plague.

When I die, bury me with a few garden tools, I shall make a garden in the heaven too.

Garden design is all about concealment and surprise.

Water will, increasingly, be detained, stored and then recycled or infiltrated in gardens.

In a world full of roses, stand out like a dandelion in the middle of a green, plush lawn!