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- Nov 07, 2020
Gardening Quotes
Lessons that grow slower than we'd like.
These lines treat the garden as a teacher of restraint - asking how much tending is actually enough, and noting that too much outside help can loosen a person's own claim on the work. Related ideas continue in our Garden collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent.
- Creation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.
- Great Believer
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- Nov 07, 2020
I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone wants instant everything, and they want instant success, but I always think you should treat things in the arts like a garden, and let them grow.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I'm doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Living in New York after 14 years, I'm such an outdoors kind of person. I love gardening and building things. I like restoring old furniture.
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- Nov 07, 2020