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GARDENING QUOTES - 11



Almost any garden, if you see it at just the right moment, can be confused with paradise.   Henry Mitchell


At the heart of gardening there is a belief in the miraculous.   Mirabel Osler


The only book to read out of is the book of nature herself.   William J. Long


We are learning that sucess in horticulture and agriculture, depends on a good understanding of the birds.   author unknown


Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.   Albert Camus


Gardening requires lots of water - most of it in the form of perspiration.   Lou Erickson


Some people are always grumbling that roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.   Alphonse Karr


Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches; yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth.   Kahlil Gibran


There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling.   Mirabel Osler


The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.   Gertrude Jekyll


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


The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.   Isaiah




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