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Flower Quotes by Beverley Nichols

9 Flower quotes by Beverley Nichols

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Beverley Nichols’ nine short verses on flowers present a tidy window into his affectionate, often whimsical view of nature. The selection is modest, yet each line offers a distinct flavor, making it a pleasant stop for readers seeking a quick taste of his floral musings.

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To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.

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A garden is a place for shaping a little world of your own according to your heart's desire.

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A garden without cats, it will be generally agreed, can scarcely deserve to be called a garden at all.

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“For a garden is a mistress, and gardening is a blend of all the arts, and if it is not the death…

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Every moment of this strange and lovely life from dawn to dusk, is a miracle. Somewhere, always a rose is opening its…

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A gardener is never shut out from his garden, wherever he may be. Its comfort never fails. Though the city may close…

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A garden without cats, it will be generally agreed, can scarcely deserve to be called a garden at all...much of the magic…

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“One of the many reasons why gardens are increasingly precious to us in this day and age is that they help us…

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Last summer I was staying at a house in Hampshire which was famous for the brilliance and the originality of its gardens.…

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To dig one's own spade into one's own earth! Has life anything better to offer than this?

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“Well, I love geraniums, and anybody who does not love geraniums must obviously be a depraved and loathsome person.”

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Do you ever find yourself bursting into a sort of lunatic laughter at the sheer prettiness of things?

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“On and on we wander in these pages--and we never reach the point because, happily, there is no point to reach.”

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We both know, you and I, that if all men were gardeners, the world at last would be at peace.

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“One of the many reasons why gardens are increasingly precious to us in this day and age is that they help us to escape…

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“Why do insurance companies, when they want to describe an act of God, invariably pick on something which sounds much more like an act…

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A garden without cats, it will be generally agreed, can scarcely deserve to be called a garden at all.

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