| Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them. ~Chinese proverb Because a garden means constantly making choices, it offers almost limitless possibilities for surprise and satisfaction. ~Jane Garmey, The Writer in the Garden Don't underestimate the therapeutic value of gardening. It's the one area where we can all use our nascent creative talents to make a truly satisfying work of art. Every individual, with thought, patience and a large portion of help from nature, has it in them to create their own private paradise: truly a thing of beauty and a joy for ever. ~Geoff Hamilton, Paradise Gardens, 1997 Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. Chinese proverb |
I go to nature to be soothed and
healed, and to have my senses put in
order. ~John Burroughs
In his garden every man may be his
own artist without apology or
explanation. Each within his green
enclosure is a creator, and no two
shall reach the same conclusion; nor
shall we, any more than other creative
workers, be ever wholly satisfied with
our accomplishment. Ever a season
ahead of us floats the vision of
perfection and herein lies its perennial
charm. ~Louise Beebe Wilder
Let me arise and open the gate, to
breathe the wild warm air of the heath,
and to let in Love, and to let out Hate
and anger at living and scorn of Fate
to let in Life, and to let out Death.
~Violet Fane
healed, and to have my senses put in
order. ~John Burroughs
In his garden every man may be his
own artist without apology or
explanation. Each within his green
enclosure is a creator, and no two
shall reach the same conclusion; nor
shall we, any more than other creative
workers, be ever wholly satisfied with
our accomplishment. Ever a season
ahead of us floats the vision of
perfection and herein lies its perennial
charm. ~Louise Beebe Wilder
Let me arise and open the gate, to
breathe the wild warm air of the heath,
and to let in Love, and to let out Hate
and anger at living and scorn of Fate
to let in Life, and to let out Death.
~Violet Fane
| There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly. ~Buckminster Fuller Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne |
What a joy it is to feel the soft, springy
earth under my feet once more, to follow
grassy roads that lead to ferny brooks
where I can bathe my fingers in a
cataract of rippling notes, or to clamber
over a stone wall into green fields that
tumble and roll and climb in riotous
gladness! ~Helen Keller
To cultivate a garden is to walk with God.
~Christian Nestell Bovee
earth under my feet once more, to follow
grassy roads that lead to ferny brooks
where I can bathe my fingers in a
cataract of rippling notes, or to clamber
over a stone wall into green fields that
tumble and roll and climb in riotous
gladness! ~Helen Keller
To cultivate a garden is to walk with God.
~Christian Nestell Bovee
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