You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is. Will Rogers
Each spring...a gardening instinct, sure as the sap rising in the trees, stirs within us. We look about and decide to tame another little bit of ground. Lewis Gantt
Advice on dandelions: If you can't beat them, eat them. Dr James Duke
My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. H. Fred Ale
How pleasant the lives of the birds must be, living in love in a leafy tree. Mary Howitt
All gardeners need to know when to accept something wonderful and unexpected, taking no credit except for letting it be. Allen Lacy
We had better find a way to grow things in asphalt before we cover the world with it. Rodger B. Swain
One of the worst mistakes you can make as a gardener is to think you're in charge. Janet Gillespie
A woodland in fall color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart. Hal Borland
Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf. Toni Morrison
The sun, with all those plants revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. Galileo
Tickle the earth with a hoe, it will laugh a harvest. author unknown