GARDEN QUOTES
Model Miss Angie Tobias
Living with Nature Center, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
Photos by Dr Abe V Rotor
"The garden reconciles human art and wild nature, hard work and deep pleasure, spiritual practice and the material world. It is a magical place because it is not divided." —Thomas Moore
“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” — Mahatma Gandhi
Seedlings of Ilang Ilang (Cananga odorata)
"Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace." —May Sarton
"Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." — Francis Bacon
"Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade." — Rudyard Kipling
"Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade." — Rudyard Kipling
Kamote or Sweet Potato (Ipomea batatas)
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." — Audrey Hepburn
"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies." — Gertrude Jekyll
Alugbati or Malabar Spinach (Basella alba) in two views.
"Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years." — Unknown
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." — Chinese Proverb
Seedlings of Caimito (Chrysophyllum ainito)
“All gardeners know better than other gardeners.” — Chinese Proverb
“Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.”
— Jean Jacques Rousseau
“It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.” – George Eliot
Talinum or waterleaf (Talinum triangulare), a leafy vegetable.
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Talinum or waterleaf (Talinum triangulare), a leafy vegetable.
“When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden.” – Minnie Aumonier
“For me, the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore, they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect.” — Mahatma Gandhi
Seedlings of Anahaw (Livistona rotundifolia)
“Watching something grow is good for morale. It helps us believe in life.” —Myron Kaufmann
"A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them." — Liberty Hyde Bailey
Flowers of Katuray (Sesbania grandiflora)
"The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul." —Alfred Austin
"Gardening requires lots of water, most of it in the form of perspiration." — Lou Erickson
“The best tool in the garden is the knowledge of a gardener." — Unknown
Seedlings of Caimito (Chrysophyllum ainito) and acacia (Samanea saman)
"Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace." —May Sarton
"The garden year has no beginning and no end." - Elizabeth Lawrence
Seedlings of Umbrella Tree (Terminalia catappa)
“Flowers are the music of the ground from earth’s lips spoken without sound.” —Edwin Curran
“In my garden, after a rainfall, you can faintly, yes, hear the breaking of new blooms.” —Truman Capote
Seedlings of Guyabano (Annona muricata)
“Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.” —Georges Bernanos
"Show me your garden, and I shall tell you what you are." — Alfred Austin
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino
“Garden as though you will live forever.” – William Kent
Acknowledgement with gratitude: Miss Angie Tobias, Internet for quotes ~
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