7. The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies. Gertrude Jekyll
8. Don't wear perfume in the garden, unless you want to be pollinated by bees. Anne Raver
9. In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends. KozukoOkakura
10. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. Abram L. Urban
11. 20 minutes of gardening a week can boost mood and reduce mental distress.
12. If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Cicero
13. Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. Walt Whitman
14. When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. Chinese Proverb
15. Gardeners have to be a combined chemist, botanist, and meteorologist to carry all such information in one’s head and be able to send it forth when visitors pose embarrassing questions. Dr. E.J. Salisbury
16. Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. Gerard de Nerval
17. To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. Beverly Nichols
36. When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Unknown
37. 71% of gardeners do not feel old, compared with 57% of non-gardeners.
39. ‘Tis my faith that every flower enjoys the air it breathes. William Wordworth
40. I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. Edna St. Vincent Millay
41. Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things, growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity. Lindley Karstens
42. To dig one's own spade into one's own earth! Has life anything better to offer than this? Beverley Nichols
44. Apprentice yourself to nature. Not a day will pass without her opening a new and wondrous world of experience to learn from and enjoy. Richard W. Langer
45. Why try to explain miracles to your kids, when you can just have them plant a garden. Robert Brault
46. How fair is a garden amid the trials and passions of existence. Benjamin Disraeli
47. What is a weed? A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. Ralph Waldo Emerson
48. I have never had so many good ideas day after day as when I worked in the garden. John Erskine
49. Home gardening is the healthiest and safest form of gardening out there today.
50. My garden is my favorite teacher. Betsy CanasGarmon
52. It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. Lewis Grizzard
53. No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same in one garden. Hugh Johnson
54. The most noteworthy thing about gardeners is that they are always optimistic, always enterprising and never satisfied. They always look forward to doing something better than they have ever done before. Vita Sackville-West
55. I have found, through years of practice, that people garden in order to make something grow; to interact with nature; to share, to find sanctuary, to heal, to honor the earth, to leave a mark. Through gardening, we feel whole as we make our personal work of art upon our land. Julie MoirMesservy
56. When gardeners garden, it is not just plants that grow, but the gardeners themselves. Ken Druse
57. To pick a flower is so much more satisfying than just observing it, or photographing it ... So in later years, I have grown in my garden as many flowers as possible for children to pick. Anne Scott-James
58. Always try to grow in your garden some plant or plants out of the ordinary, something your neighbors never attempted. For you can receive no greater flattery than to have a gardener of equal intelligence stand before your plant and ask, ‘What is that?’ Richardson Wright
59. My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece. Claude Monet
60. Every garden is unique with a multitude of choices of soils, plants and themes. Finding your garden theme is as easy as seeing what brings a smile to your face. Teresa Watkins