My Favorite Garden Quotes

“To plant and maintain a flower border, with a good scheme for colour, is by no means the easy thing that is commonly supposed.”
~ Gertrude Jekyll

“Fortunate gardener, who may preoccupy himself solely with beauty...A useless member of society, considered in terms of economics, he must not be denied his rightful place. He deserves to share it, however humbly, with the painter and poet.”
~ Vita Sackville-West

“Good bones are important, so it is wise to go slowly and get your plan right before launching into a vital project.”
~ Rosemary Verey

“Even the most irresistible flowering plant, one that I call a ‘key’ performer, is part of a whole cast; it has to be considered as a component in an overall look as well as for its individual charms.”
~ Penelope Hobhouse

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