Plants are the original chemists. Their sophistication makes DuPont and Monsanto look like little kids with chemistry sets. — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
Show me a person without prejudice of any kind on any subject and I'll show you someone who may be admirably virtuous but is… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
Am I accurately reporting what I see in such a blossom? The answer is no ... and yes. — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
Crabgrass is aptly descriptive of this hated weed, for it does scuttle quickly through a lawn. — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
Of course, the character of my garden is also determined by things beyond any human decision, mine or anyone else's. — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
I suppose that for most people one of the darker joys of gardening is that once you've got started it's not at all hard… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
An angel, legend has it, took pity on a little shepherd girl who had nothing to give to the Infant Jesus in his manger.… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
Whether the are splashed with gold or white, striped with chartreuse or cream, or margined in light tones, they are nature's weaklings, and nature… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
Insects leave (Madagascar periwinkle) Catharanthus roseus out of their diets. So, for that matter, do deer. The reason is that the plants are loaded… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
The gardens I love best are those that are still affectionately tended by the people who own them and who made them - who… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII of France, had such an aversion to roses that she could not stand seeing one even in… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
When I need to be precise about a plant, I use its Latin name, even if my nongardening friends sometimes look at me a… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
