--- title: "6 Gardener Quotes By Henry Mitchell" description: "6 Gardener quotes by Henry Mitchell. Plus more from Henry Mitchell and more Gardener sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/henry-mitchell-28567_dahlias_there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days_827796.jpg" --- > [There is nothing like the first hot days of spring when the gardener stops wondering if it's too soon to plant the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days-of-spring-when-the-gardener/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/henry-mitchell-28567_dahlias_there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days_827796.jpg) > [There are no green thumbs or black thumbs. There are only gardeners and non-gardeners. Gardeners are the ones who ruin after ruin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/there-are-no-green-thumbs-or-black-thumbs-there-are-only-gardeners/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/henry-mitchell-28567_black_there-are-no-green-thumbs-or-black-thumb_1070921.jpg) > [Compared to gardeners, I think it is generally agreed that others understand very little about anything of consequence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/compared-to-gardeners-i-think-it-is-generally-agreed-that-others/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/henry-mitchell-28567_consequence_compared-to-gardeners-i-think-it-is-gene_1635303.jpg) > [Now the gardener is the one who has seen everything ruined so many times that (even as his pain increases with each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/now-the-gardener-is-the-one-who-has-seen-everything-ruined-so-many/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/henry-mitchell-28567_death_now-the-gardener-is-the-one-who-has-seen_1854656.jpg) > [By the time one is eighty, it is said, there is no longer a tug of war in the garden with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/by-the-time-one-is-eighty-it-is-said-there-is-no-longer-a-tug-of-war/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc9/henry-mitchell-28567_balance_by-the-time-one-is-eighty-it-is-said-the_2319183.jpg) > [There is nothing like the first hot days of spring when the gardener stops wondering if it's too soon to plant the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days-of-spring-when-the-gardener-2/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dda/henry-mitchell-28567_beautiful_there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days_2527051.jpg) ## Other authors on Gardener - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-breault-79554.jpg) Robert Breault 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardener/robert-breault/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-pollan-67386.jpg) Michael Pollan 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardener/michael-pollan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vita-sackvillewest-93936.jpg) Vita Sackville-West 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardener/vita-sackville-west/) - [Janet Macunovich 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardener/janet-macunovich/) - [Mirabel Osler 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardener/mirabel-osler/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-karel-capek-55059.jpg) Karel Capek 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardener/karel-capek/) ## More by Henry Mitchell > [The mere fact that you get a lot of seeds in a packet doesn't mean you have to plant all of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/the-mere-fact-that-you-get-a-lot-of-seeds-in-a-packet-doesn-t-mean/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [Gardening is full of mistakes, almost all of them pleasant and some of them actually instructive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/gardening-is-full-of-mistakes-almost-all-of-them-pleasant-and-some-of/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [Toads are conservative animals, I think, and not much given to expecting the best from fortune. Some weeks ago, well before the end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/toads-are-conservative-animals-i-think-and-not-much-given-to/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [A garden is not a picture, but a language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/a-garden-is-not-a-picture-but-a-language/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [There is nothing like the first hot days of spring when the gardener stops wondering if it's too soon to plant the dahlias and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days-of-spring-when-the-gardener/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [All anybody needs to know about prizes is that Mozart never won one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/all-anybody-needs-to-know-about-prizes-is-that-mozart-never-won-one/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [Almost any garden, if you see it at just the right moment, can be confused with paradise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/almost-any-garden-if-you-see-it-at-just-the-right-moment-can-be/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [“The sooner the gardener loses certain kinds of innocence the better, and there is no better place to begin than with the weather.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/the-sooner-the-gardener-loses-certain-kinds-of-innocence-the-better/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [There are no green thumbs or black thumbs. There are only gardeners and non-gardeners. Gardeners are the ones who ruin after ruin get on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/there-are-no-green-thumbs-or-black-thumbs-there-are-only-gardeners/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [Your garden will reveal yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/your-garden-will-reveal-yourself/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [Compared to gardeners, I think it is generally agreed that others understand very little about anything of consequence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/compared-to-gardeners-i-think-it-is-generally-agreed-that-others/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [Now the gardener is the one who has seen everything ruined so many times that (even as his pain increases with each loss) he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/now-the-gardener-is-the-one-who-has-seen-everything-ruined-so-many/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [Turn down the noise. Reduce the speed. Be like the somnolent bears, or those other animals that slow down and almost die in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/turn-down-the-noise-reduce-the-speed-be-like-the-somnolent-bears-or/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [All who see it say, "Well, you have favorable conditions here. Everything grows for you." Everything grows for everybody. Everything dies for everybody, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/all-who-see-it-say-well-you-have-favorable-conditions-here-everything/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) > [Gardening is a long road, with many detours and way stations, and here we all are at one point or another. It's not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/gardening-is-a-long-road-with-many-detours-and-way-stations-and-here/) [Henry Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mitchell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardener/henry-mitchell/#itemlist", "name": "6 Gardener Quotes By Henry Mitchell", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is nothing like the first hot days of spring when the gardener stops wondering if it's too soon to plant the dahlias and starts wondering if it's too late.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Mitchell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mitchell/there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days-of-spring-when-the-gardener/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/henry-mitchell-28567_dahlias_there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days_827796.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/henry-mitchell-28567_dahlias_there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days_827796.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/henry-mitchell-28567_dahlias_there-is-nothing-like-the-first-hot-days_827796.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is nothing like the first hot days of spring when the gardener stops wondering if it's too soon to…” — Henry Mitchell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are no green thumbs or black thumbs. 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