March is a month of considerable frustration - it is so near spring and yet across a great deal of the country the weather is still so violent and changeable that outdoor activity in our yards seems light years away. — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
Every year it seems to me I hear complaints about spring. It is either "late" or "unusually cold," "abnormally dry" or "fantastically wet," for no one is ever willing to admit that there is no such thing as a normal… — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
Scents bring memories, and many memories bring nostalgic pleasure. We would be wise to plan for this when we plant a garden. — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards. — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
The sense of smell can be extraordinarily evocative, bringing back pictures as sharp as photographs of scenes that had left the conscious mind. — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
Once we become interested in the progress of the plants in our care, their development becomes a part of the rhythm of our own… — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
Today I am sure no one needs to be told that the more birds a yard can support, the fewer insects there will be… — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
I'm no good at cooking or music, but I've always known how to garden. Nobody ever taught me; I just absorbed it. Some families… — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
I have always found thick woods a little intimidating, for they are so secret and enclosed. You may seem alone but you are not,… — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
Anyone starting to garden... would be wise to look around carefully and see what grows well in other people's yards. — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
March is a month of considerable frustration - it is so near spring and yet across a great deal of the country the weather… — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
Every year it seems to me I hear complaints about spring. It is either "late" or "unusually cold," "abnormally dry" or "fantastically wet," for… — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
Fall is not the end of the gardening year; it is the start of next year's growing season. The mulch you lay down will… — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
