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.


A few quotes here also notice how plants seem to take on the character of whoever lives among them, and how the quietest flower can carry the strongest scent. See more in our Flower and Good pages.