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43622. Beautiful Plant Life in Athens, Greece

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36320. Saturday Sculpture: An Early Morning on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico

36320. Saturday Sculpture: An Early Morning on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico July 10, 2021

35724. A Cowboy Hat on a Cactus? Yes, Please.

35724. A Cowboy Hat on a Cactus? Yes, Please. July 1, 2021

29766. Girls Just Wanna Have Sun: Home Slice in Chicago

29766. Girls Just Wanna Have Sun: Home Slice in Chicago December 23, 2020

29765. Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago

29765. Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago December 23, 2020

29764. Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago

29764. Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago December 23, 2020

29763. Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago

29763. Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago December 23, 2020

18979. “In this story I am the poet You’re the poetry.” ― Arzum Uzun

18979. “In this story I am the poet You’re the poetry.” ― Arzum Uzun June 14, 2020

18978. “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ― Charles Bowden

18978. “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ― Charles Bowden June 14, 2020

18977. “Come with me,’ Mom says. To the library. Books and summertime go together.” ― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

18977. “Come with me,’ Mom says. To the library. Books and summertime go together.” ― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me June 14, 2020

18976. “If it could only be like this always – always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe and Aloysius in a good temper…” ― Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited

18976. “If it could only be like this always – always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe and Aloysius in a good temper…” ― Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited June 14, 2020

18975. “One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” ― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

18975. “One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” ― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle June 14, 2020

18974. “August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

18974. “August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath June 14, 2020

18973. “Why is summer mist romantic and autumn mist just sad?” ― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

18973. “Why is summer mist romantic and autumn mist just sad?” ― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle June 14, 2020

18972. “The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.” ― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

18972. “The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.” ― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars June 14, 2020

18971. “Ô, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.” ― Roman Payne

18971. “Ô, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.” ― Roman Payne June 14, 2020

18970. “It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” ― Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy and Tib

18970. “It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” ― Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy and Tib June 14, 2020

18969. “It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine… it’s summertime!” ― Kenny Chesney

18969. “It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine… it’s summertime!” ― Kenny Chesney June 14, 2020

18968. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ― John Lubbock, The Use Of Life

18968. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ― John Lubbock, The Use Of Life June 14, 2020

18967. “One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.” ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

18967. “One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.” ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics June 14, 2020

18966. “A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn’t mean in winter.” ― Patricia Briggs, Dragon Blood

18966. “A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn’t mean in winter.” ― Patricia Briggs, Dragon Blood June 14, 2020

18965. “Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don’t they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” ― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

18965. “Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don’t they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” ― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine June 14, 2020

18964. “Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” ― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

18964. “Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” ― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets June 14, 2020

18963. “Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

18963. “Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones June 14, 2020

18962. “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

18962. “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations June 14, 2020

18961. “Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair…” ― Susan Polis Schutz

18961. “Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair…” ― Susan Polis Schutz June 14, 2020

18960. “My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

18960. “My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows June 14, 2020

18959. “Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” ― Yoko Ono

18959. “Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” ― Yoko Ono June 14, 2020

18958. “O light! This is the cry of all the characters of ancient drama brought face to face with their fate. This last resort was ours, too, and I knew it now. In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.” ― Albert Camus, L’été

18958. “O light! This is the cry of all the characters of ancient drama brought face to face with their fate. This last resort was ours, too, and I knew it now. In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.” ― Albert Camus, L’été June 14, 2020

18957. “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry James

18957. “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry James June 14, 2020

18956. “The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

18956. “The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe June 14, 2020

18955. “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

18955. “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America June 14, 2020

18954. “Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

18954. “Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe June 14, 2020

18953. “I almost wish we were butterflies and lived but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” ― John Keats, Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne

18953. “I almost wish we were butterflies and lived but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” ― John Keats, Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne June 14, 2020

18952. “I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.” ― Edna St. Vincent Millay

18952. “I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.” ― Edna St. Vincent Millay June 14, 2020

18951. “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

18951. “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby June 14, 2020

18950. “One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people’s yards.” ― Thalassa Cruso, To Everything There Is a Season: The Gardening Year

18950. “One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people’s yards.” ― Thalassa Cruso, To Everything There Is a Season: The Gardening Year June 14, 2020

18949. “The garden, historically, is the place where all the senses are exploited. Not just the eye, but the ear- with water, with birds. And there is texture, too, in plants you long to touch.” ― William Howard Adams

18949. “The garden, historically, is the place where all the senses are exploited. Not just the eye, but the ear- with water, with birds. And there is texture, too, in plants you long to touch.” ― William Howard Adams June 14, 2020

18948. “The market is the best garden.” ― George Herbert

18948. “The market is the best garden.” ― George Herbert June 14, 2020

18947. “I love old gardens best- tired old garden that rest in the sun.” ― Henry Bellamann

18947. “I love old gardens best- tired old garden that rest in the sun.” ― Henry Bellamann June 14, 2020

18946. “Gardening is about cheating, about persuading unlikely plants to survive in unlikely places and when that trick is well accomplished the results can be highly satisfying.” ― David Wheeler

18946. “Gardening is about cheating, about persuading unlikely plants to survive in unlikely places and when that trick is well accomplished the results can be highly satisfying.” ― David Wheeler June 14, 2020

18945. “Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.” ― Alfred Austin

18945. “Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.” ― Alfred Austin June 14, 2020

18944. “I plant daffodil bulbs about eight inches deep. As I mentioned before, I don’t use a ruler. As a married woman, I know perfectly well what six or eight inches looks like, so it’s easy to make a good estimate. This mental measurement makes planting time much more interesting than it might be otherwise.” ― Cassandra Danz, Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too

18944. “I plant daffodil bulbs about eight inches deep. As I mentioned before, I don’t use a ruler. As a married woman, I know perfectly well what six or eight inches looks like, so it’s easy to make a good estimate. This mental measurement makes planting time much more interesting than it might be otherwise.” ― Cassandra Danz, Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too June 14, 2020

18943. “Long experience has taught me that people who do not like geraniums have something morally unsound about them. Sooner or later you will find them out; you will discover that they drink, or steal books, or speak sharply to cats. Never trust a man or a woman who is not passionately devoted to geraniums.” ― Beverley Nichols, Merry Hall

18943. “Long experience has taught me that people who do not like geraniums have something morally unsound about them. Sooner or later you will find them out; you will discover that they drink, or steal books, or speak sharply to cats. Never trust a man or a woman who is not passionately devoted to geraniums.” ― Beverley Nichols, Merry Hall June 14, 2020

18942. “Water will, increasingly, be detained, stored and then recycled or infiltrated in gardens.” ― Tom Turner, British Gardens: History, Philosophy and Design

18942. “Water will, increasingly, be detained, stored and then recycled or infiltrated in gardens.” ― Tom Turner, British Gardens: History, Philosophy and Design June 14, 2020

18941. “…there’s never a garden in all the parish but what there’s endless waste in it for want o’ somebody as could use everything up. It’s what I think to myself sometimes, as there need nobody run short o’ victuals if the land was made the most on, and there was never a morsel but what could find it’s way to a mouth.” ― George Eliot, Silas Marner

18941. “…there’s never a garden in all the parish but what there’s endless waste in it for want o’ somebody as could use everything up. It’s what I think to myself sometimes, as there need nobody run short o’ victuals if the land was made the most on, and there was never a morsel but what could find it’s way to a mouth.” ― George Eliot, Silas Marner June 14, 2020

18940. “Reading books about gardens is a potent pastime; books nourish a gardener’s mind in the same way as manure nourishes plants.” ― Mirabel Osler, A Gentle Plea for Chaos

18940. “Reading books about gardens is a potent pastime; books nourish a gardener’s mind in the same way as manure nourishes plants.” ― Mirabel Osler, A Gentle Plea for Chaos June 14, 2020

18939. “However, although you might think this is the time of year to take some time off, you must never transgress one of the allotment rules: ‘Thou shan’t go on holiday in summer!” ― Mitchell Beazley

18939. “However, although you might think this is the time of year to take some time off, you must never transgress one of the allotment rules: ‘Thou shan’t go on holiday in summer!” ― Mitchell Beazley June 14, 2020

18938. “In a way, a garden is the most useless of creations, the most slippery of creations: it is not like a painting or a piece of sculpture—it won’t accrue value as time goes on. Time is its enemy’ time passing is merely the countdown for the parting between garden and gardener.” ― Jamaica Kincaid

18938. “In a way, a garden is the most useless of creations, the most slippery of creations: it is not like a painting or a piece of sculpture—it won’t accrue value as time goes on. Time is its enemy’ time passing is merely the countdown for the parting between garden and gardener.” ― Jamaica Kincaid June 14, 2020

18937. “Home-grown pears are best eaten in the bath – they’re so juicy, it’s the easiest way to stay clean!” ― Mitchell Beazley

18937. “Home-grown pears are best eaten in the bath – they’re so juicy, it’s the easiest way to stay clean!” ― Mitchell Beazley June 14, 2020

18936. “Sometimes just to touch the ground is enough for me, even if not a single thing grows from what I plant.” ― Andy Couturier

18936. “Sometimes just to touch the ground is enough for me, even if not a single thing grows from what I plant.” ― Andy Couturier June 14, 2020

18935. “Often I’ll go outside and just place my hands on the soil, even if there’s no work to do on it. When I am filled with worries, I do that and I can feel the energy of the mountains and of the trees.” ― Andy Couturier, A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance

18935. “Often I’ll go outside and just place my hands on the soil, even if there’s no work to do on it. When I am filled with worries, I do that and I can feel the energy of the mountains and of the trees.” ― Andy Couturier, A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance June 14, 2020

18934. “A garden is where you can find a whole spectrum of life, birth and death” ― Tiffany Baker, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

18934. “A garden is where you can find a whole spectrum of life, birth and death” ― Tiffany Baker, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County June 14, 2020

18933. “Planting a flower’s like opening a book, because either way you’re starting something. And your garden’s your library.” ― Nora Roberts, Blue Dahlia

18933. “Planting a flower’s like opening a book, because either way you’re starting something. And your garden’s your library.” ― Nora Roberts, Blue Dahlia June 14, 2020

18932. “One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.” ― Dan Bennett

18932. “One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.” ― Dan Bennett June 14, 2020

18931. “As my daddy said, soil is the basis of everything.” ― Michael Lee West, She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana

18931. “As my daddy said, soil is the basis of everything.” ― Michael Lee West, She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana June 14, 2020

18930. “Quite honestly, most of us don’t live in a world with perfect loam.” ― Mark Whitelaw

18930. “Quite honestly, most of us don’t live in a world with perfect loam.” ― Mark Whitelaw June 14, 2020

18929. “The plants we’ve chosen will collect and cycle Earth’s minerals, water, and air; shade the soil and renew it with leafy mulch; and yield fruits and greens for people and wildlife.” ― Toby Hemenway, Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-scale Permaculture

18929. “The plants we’ve chosen will collect and cycle Earth’s minerals, water, and air; shade the soil and renew it with leafy mulch; and yield fruits and greens for people and wildlife.” ― Toby Hemenway, Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-scale Permaculture June 14, 2020

18928. “Garden design is all about concealment and surprise.” ― Andrew Crofts, Secrets of the Italian Gardener

18928. “Garden design is all about concealment and surprise.” ― Andrew Crofts, Secrets of the Italian Gardener June 14, 2020

18927. “Only some things are worth doing well. Most things that are worth doing are only worth doing sloppily. Many things aren’t worth doing at all. Anything not worth doing at all is certainly not worth doing well.” ― Carol Deppe, The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times

18927. “Only some things are worth doing well. Most things that are worth doing are only worth doing sloppily. Many things aren’t worth doing at all. Anything not worth doing at all is certainly not worth doing well.” ― Carol Deppe, The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times June 14, 2020

18926. “One of the maxims of the new field of conservation biological control is that to control insect herbivores, you must maintain populations of insect herbivores.” ― Douglas Tallamy

18926. “One of the maxims of the new field of conservation biological control is that to control insect herbivores, you must maintain populations of insect herbivores.” ― Douglas Tallamy June 14, 2020

18925. “Gardeners are the ultimate mixologists.” ― Amy Stewart, The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks

18925. “Gardeners are the ultimate mixologists.” ― Amy Stewart, The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks June 14, 2020

18924. “It won’t be a chore, it will be a garden,’ Holena said.” ― Jeannie Mobley, Katerina’s Wish

18924. “It won’t be a chore, it will be a garden,’ Holena said.” ― Jeannie Mobley, Katerina’s Wish June 14, 2020

18923. “Writing is like gardening. Planting, watering, and weeding are not enough. You have to prune if you want growth.” ― Ron Brackin

18923. “Writing is like gardening. Planting, watering, and weeding are not enough. You have to prune if you want growth.” ― Ron Brackin June 14, 2020

18922. “I am intrigued by writers who garden and gardeners who write. The pen and the trowel are not interchangeable, but seem often linked.” ― Marta McDowell

18922. “I am intrigued by writers who garden and gardeners who write. The pen and the trowel are not interchangeable, but seem often linked.” ― Marta McDowell June 14, 2020

18921. “But gardening is none of that, really. Strip away the gadgets and the techniques, the books and the magazines and the soil test kits, and what you’re left with, at the end of the day, is this: a stretch of freshly turned dirt, a handful of seeds scratched into the surface, and a marker to remember where they went. It is at the same time an incredibly brave and an incredibly simple thing to do, entrusting your seeds to the earth and waiting for them to rise up out of the ground to meet you.” ― Amy Stewart, From the Ground Up: The Story of a First Garden

18921. “But gardening is none of that, really. Strip away the gadgets and the techniques, the books and the magazines and the soil test kits, and what you’re left with, at the end of the day, is this: a stretch of freshly turned dirt, a handful of seeds scratched into the surface, and a marker to remember where they went. It is at the same time an incredibly brave and an incredibly simple thing to do, entrusting your seeds to the earth and waiting for them to rise up out of the ground to meet you.” ― Amy Stewart, From the Ground Up: The Story of a First Garden June 14, 2020

18920. “Do not spread the compost on the weeds.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

18920. “Do not spread the compost on the weeds.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet June 14, 2020

18919. “I am the Angel of Death to any kind of plant.” ― Sara Sheridan

18919. “I am the Angel of Death to any kind of plant.” ― Sara Sheridan June 14, 2020

18918. “Where have all the flowers of old Singapore gone? Gone, one would imagine, with the old folks and homes” ― Thien, A Gardener’s Log

18918. “Where have all the flowers of old Singapore gone? Gone, one would imagine, with the old folks and homes” ― Thien, A Gardener’s Log June 14, 2020

18917. “Half the interest of the garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.” ― Mrs. C.W. Earle

18917. “Half the interest of the garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.” ― Mrs. C.W. Earle June 14, 2020

18916. “Un giardino ben fatto non è certo il prodotto di qualcuno che non abbia sviluppato la capacità di conoscere e amare gli esseri viventi.” ― Russell Page, The Education of a Gardener

18916. “Un giardino ben fatto non è certo il prodotto di qualcuno che non abbia sviluppato la capacità di conoscere e amare gli esseri viventi.” ― Russell Page, The Education of a Gardener June 14, 2020

18915. “You will realize that those round, pinkish red things that are available in the stores bear no resemblance at all to the real tomato” ― Craig Lehoullier

18915. “You will realize that those round, pinkish red things that are available in the stores bear no resemblance at all to the real tomato” ― Craig Lehoullier June 14, 2020

18914. “The non-hybrids/heirlooms I grew equaled or out-yielded the hybrids in general, with far superior flavors and variety.” ― Craig Lehoullier

18914. “The non-hybrids/heirlooms I grew equaled or out-yielded the hybrids in general, with far superior flavors and variety.” ― Craig Lehoullier June 14, 2020

18913. “Shun artificial rocks like the plague.” ― Henry Sherman Adams, Making A Rock Garden

18913. “Shun artificial rocks like the plague.” ― Henry Sherman Adams, Making A Rock Garden June 14, 2020

18912. “Most folks probably think that gardens only get tended when they’re blooming. But most folks would be wrong.” ― Shannon Wiersbitzky, What Flowers Remember

18912. “Most folks probably think that gardens only get tended when they’re blooming. But most folks would be wrong.” ― Shannon Wiersbitzky, What Flowers Remember June 14, 2020

18911. “As far as Frances was concerned, gardening was simply open-air housework.” ― Sarah Waters, The Paying Guests

18911. “As far as Frances was concerned, gardening was simply open-air housework.” ― Sarah Waters, The Paying Guests June 14, 2020

18910. “There is something soothing about working in the yard. Planting seeds and seeing them poke green out of the dirt. And it gets you out of the house with out going too far.” ― Michael Lee West, Crazy Ladies

18910. “There is something soothing about working in the yard. Planting seeds and seeing them poke green out of the dirt. And it gets you out of the house with out going too far.” ― Michael Lee West, Crazy Ladies June 14, 2020

18909. “Here march the eaters of earth, the swallowers of rain.” ― J. Aleksandr Wootton, Forgetting: Impressions from the Millennial Borderland

18909. “Here march the eaters of earth, the swallowers of rain.” ― J. Aleksandr Wootton, Forgetting: Impressions from the Millennial Borderland June 14, 2020

18908. “When tended the right way, beauty multiplies.” ― Shannon Wiersbitzky, What Flowers Remember

18908. “When tended the right way, beauty multiplies.” ― Shannon Wiersbitzky, What Flowers Remember June 14, 2020

18907. “She soon called a halt to the work. Judy’s great success was that she stopped her helpers before they got tired.” ― Maeve Binchy, The Lilac Bus

18907. “She soon called a halt to the work. Judy’s great success was that she stopped her helpers before they got tired.” ― Maeve Binchy, The Lilac Bus June 14, 2020

18906. “Humility, and the most patient perseverance, seem almost as necessary in gardening as rain and sunshine, and every failure must be used as a stepping-stone to something better.” ― Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden

18906. “Humility, and the most patient perseverance, seem almost as necessary in gardening as rain and sunshine, and every failure must be used as a stepping-stone to something better.” ― Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden June 14, 2020

18905. “I’d love to see a new form of social security … everyone taught how to grow their own; fruit and nut trees planted along every street, parks planted out to edibles, every high rise with a roof garden, every school with at least one fruit tree for every kid enrolled.” ― Jackie French, New Plants from Old

18905. “I’d love to see a new form of social security … everyone taught how to grow their own; fruit and nut trees planted along every street, parks planted out to edibles, every high rise with a roof garden, every school with at least one fruit tree for every kid enrolled.” ― Jackie French, New Plants from Old June 14, 2020

18904. “As I leave the garden I take with me a renewed view, And a quiet soul.” ― Jessica Coupe, Life Abundant a 30 day devotional for Latter-day Saint Women

18904. “As I leave the garden I take with me a renewed view, And a quiet soul.” ― Jessica Coupe, Life Abundant a 30 day devotional for Latter-day Saint Women June 14, 2020

18903. “No one plants rosebushes for the thorns.” ― Marty Rubin

18903. “No one plants rosebushes for the thorns.” ― Marty Rubin June 14, 2020

18902.“Mandy tidied the weeds and pulled out some of the summer flowers. It saddened her to do so. She was parting with beloved friends.” ― Julie Andrews Edwards, Mandy

18902.“Mandy tidied the weeds and pulled out some of the summer flowers. It saddened her to do so. She was parting with beloved friends.” ― Julie Andrews Edwards, Mandy June 14, 2020

18901. “We gardeners are healthy, joyous, natural creatures. We are practical, patient, optimistic. We declare our optimism every year, every season, with every act of planting.” ― Carol Deppe, The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times

18901. “We gardeners are healthy, joyous, natural creatures. We are practical, patient, optimistic. We declare our optimism every year, every season, with every act of planting.” ― Carol Deppe, The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times June 14, 2020

18900. “What I’ve always found interesting in gardens is looking at what people choose to plant there. What they put in. What they leave out. One small choice and then another, and soon there is a mood, an atmosphere, a series of limitations, a world.” ― Helen Humphreys, The Lost Garden

18900. “What I’ve always found interesting in gardens is looking at what people choose to plant there. What they put in. What they leave out. One small choice and then another, and soon there is a mood, an atmosphere, a series of limitations, a world.” ― Helen Humphreys, The Lost Garden June 14, 2020

18899. “I love my garden, and I love working in it. To potter with green growing things, watching each day to see the dear, new sprouts come up, is like taking a hand in creation, I think. Just now my garden is like faith – the substance of things hoped for.” ― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne’s House of Dreams, 10 Books

18899. “I love my garden, and I love working in it. To potter with green growing things, watching each day to see the dear, new sprouts come up, is like taking a hand in creation, I think. Just now my garden is like faith – the substance of things hoped for.” ― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne’s House of Dreams, 10 Books June 14, 2020

18898. “And I’m leaving you that plant,” he lamented. “You are good with plants, aren’t you?” Great, I lied. (I could make the Congo wither and die…)” ― Wilton Barnhardt, Emma Who Saved My Life

18898. “And I’m leaving you that plant,” he lamented. “You are good with plants, aren’t you?” Great, I lied. (I could make the Congo wither and die…)” ― Wilton Barnhardt, Emma Who Saved My Life June 14, 2020

18897. “Books are like plants. They’re decorations that are alive.” ― Katy Lee

18897. “Books are like plants. They’re decorations that are alive.” ― Katy Lee June 14, 2020

18896. “As an angler and a gardener, I cherish each drop of rain that falls.” ― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life – Fennel’s Journal – No. 1

18896. “As an angler and a gardener, I cherish each drop of rain that falls.” ― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life – Fennel’s Journal – No. 1 June 14, 2020

18895. “At the bottom of freshly dug holes, I bury my problems alongside the waxen seeds.” ― Kelseyleigh Reber, If I Resist

18895. “At the bottom of freshly dug holes, I bury my problems alongside the waxen seeds.” ― Kelseyleigh Reber, If I Resist June 14, 2020

18894. “The garden is a kind of sanctuary.” ― John Berger, Why Look at Animals?

18894. “The garden is a kind of sanctuary.” ― John Berger, Why Look at Animals? June 11, 2020

18893. “Gardening is like landscape painting to me. The garden is the canvas. Plants, containers and other garden features are the colors. I paint on the garden of canvas hoping to create a master piece with my colors.” ― Ama H.Vanniarachchy

18893. “Gardening is like landscape painting to me. The garden is the canvas. Plants, containers and other garden features are the colors. I paint on the garden of canvas hoping to create a master piece with my colors.” ― Ama H.Vanniarachchy June 11, 2020

18892. “It’s the damnedest thing, a dying plant, and it makes a man want to give up. But that’s the beauty of gardening, son. You can revive the things that wither.” ― Chelsea Fine, Best Kind of Broken

18892. “It’s the damnedest thing, a dying plant, and it makes a man want to give up. But that’s the beauty of gardening, son. You can revive the things that wither.” ― Chelsea Fine, Best Kind of Broken June 11, 2020

18891. “A garden is beautiful only when it is filled with people; they determine its beauty” ― Seth Adam Smith, Your Life Isn’t for You: A Selfish Person’s Guide to Being Selfless

18891. “A garden is beautiful only when it is filled with people; they determine its beauty” ― Seth Adam Smith, Your Life Isn’t for You: A Selfish Person’s Guide to Being Selfless June 11, 2020

18890. “The moment you step into a garden and begin to cultivate and prune, you become a killer.” ― Andrew J. Robinson, A Stitch in Time

18890. “The moment you step into a garden and begin to cultivate and prune, you become a killer.” ― Andrew J. Robinson, A Stitch in Time June 11, 2020

18889. “I like how writing can take you off for a jaunt in your head and then set you back down in the chair where you’ve been all along.” ― Georgann Low

18889. “I like how writing can take you off for a jaunt in your head and then set you back down in the chair where you’ve been all along.” ― Georgann Low June 11, 2020

18888. “Spring is that wonderful if somewhat delusional time for a gardener when the sap rises and everything seems possible.” ― Marta McDowell, Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children’s Tales

18888. “Spring is that wonderful if somewhat delusional time for a gardener when the sap rises and everything seems possible.” ― Marta McDowell, Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children’s Tales June 11, 2020

18887. “There is always a little bit of purslane in Paradise.” ― Jennifer Wixson

18887. “There is always a little bit of purslane in Paradise.” ― Jennifer Wixson June 11, 2020