Gardening quotes

[zigs]

Put not thy faith in a mild April, it can be crueller than January

Heard that on The Victorian Kitchen Garden series.

 

[ACSAPA]

I like this one, because perfection is overrated and everyone is unique.

 

[maddie]

"Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven." - Rabindranath Tagore, The Nobel Laureate in his work Fireflies

 

[ACSAPA]

This is a charming quote about keeping a positive mental attitude about weeds that sometimes pop up in life.

 

[ACSAPA]

I like this quote because it basically says that gardening makes us better people by teaching us to be patient and delay gratification.

 

[claudine]

Maddie, I adore Rabindranath Tagore, he is one of my favorite poets, I love his Rubaiyat.
But back to the subject, here is a nice quote by Oscar Wilde, another artist that I admire:

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Gardens are not made by saying 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade. ~ Rudyard Kipling

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Thomas Jefferson said that when it came to gardening "... but though an old man, I am but a young gardener."