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35 Inspirational Gardening Quotes

by May 15, 2014 – Posted in: Garden Musings
Lauren's Grape Poppy

A gift for you to enjoy this spring…. 35 Inspirational Gardening Quotes. If you have a plant and a garden, you have everything you need. Marcus Tullius Cicero Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Atwood The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies. Gertrude Jekyll Everything that slows us down [...]

An appreciation of soil

by September 2, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Musings

“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation of goodness.” — The Dalai Lama When Labor Day comes rolling in, regardless of the weather, I think about fall, harvest, and the land. There is a certain sweetness to feeling the rich, crumbly soil in my hands. Knowing that the days of digging [...]