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# Allen Lacy

(1934–2014)   Non-fiction Writer

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Allen Lacy was a non-fiction writer.

## Quick Facts About Allen Lacy

Born November 30, 1934

Died November 30, 2014

Profession Non-fiction Writer

## About Allen Lacy

Allen Lacy (1935–2015) was an American author, philosophy professor, and gardening columnist for both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

##  Quotes by Allen Lacy

> [One becomes a gardener by becoming a gardener.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/one-becomes-a-gardener-by-becoming-a-gardener/)

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[Becoming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/becoming/)

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> [Not knowing where your food comes from is a primary form of alienation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/not-knowing-where-your-food-comes-from-is-a-primary-form-of-alienation/)

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[Alienation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alienation/)

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> [We quickly discovered that two kittens were much more fun than one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/we-quickly-discovered-that-two-kittens-were-much-more-fun-than-one/)

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[Cat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cat/)

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> [In a well-made garden every day is new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/in-a-well-made-garden-every-day-is-new/)

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[Every day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-day/)

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> [Gardening transcends everything that otherwise divides us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/gardening-transcends-everything-that-otherwise-divides-us/)

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[Divides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/divides/)

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> [Gardening is in large measure a phenomenon of attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/gardening-is-in-large-measure-a-phenomenon-of-attention/)

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[Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/)

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> [Crabgrass is aptly descriptive of this hated weed, for it does scuttle quickly through a lawn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/crabgrass-is-aptly-descriptive-of-this-hated-weed-for-it-does-scuttle/)

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[Doe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/)

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> [Am I accurately reporting what I see in such a blossom? The answer is no ... and yes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/am-i-accurately-reporting-what-i-see-in-such-a-blossom-the-answer-is/)

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[Accuracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accuracy/)

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> [In addition to all its rich offerings to the body and its five senses, gardening engages the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/in-addition-to-all-its-rich-offerings-to-the-body-and-its-five-senses/)

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[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

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> [I cannot walk into our garden without constantly being reminded of the friends who have shared their plants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/i-cannot-walk-into-our-garden-without-constantly-being-reminded-of/)

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[Garden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/garden/)

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> [Democracy is fine in politics. It should stay there, and we need more of it. But its political virture is no reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/democracy-is-fine-in-politics-it-should-stay-there-and-we-need-more/)

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[Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/)

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> [I know of no common interest that exceeds gardening as a source of lifelong friendships, nor as a means of making new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/i-know-of-no-common-interest-that-exceeds-gardening-as-a-source-of/)

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[Common](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common/)

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> [Of course, the character of my garden is also determined by things beyond any human decision, mine or anyone else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/of-course-the-character-of-my-garden-is-also-determined-by-things/)

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[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

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> [Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII of France, had such an aversion to roses that she could not stand seeing one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/anne-of-austria-wife-of-louis-xiii-of-france-had-such-an-aversion-to/)

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[Anne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anne/)

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> [We can plant to suit the needs of the birds and other wildlife that find a haven and a habitat on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/we-can-plant-to-suit-the-needs-of-the-birds-and-other-wildlife-that/)

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[Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/)

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> [Whether the are splashed with gold or white, striped with chartreuse or cream, or margined in light tones, they are nature's weaklings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/whether-the-are-splashed-with-gold-or-white-striped-with-chartreuse/)

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[Chartreuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chartreuse-30386/)

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> [Gardener's , like everyone else, live second by second and minute by minute. What we see at one particular moment is then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/gardener-s-like-everyone-else-live-second-by-second-and-minute-by/)

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[Anatomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anatomy/)

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> [An angel, legend has it, took pity on a little shepherd girl who had nothing to give to the Infant Jesus in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/an-angel-legend-has-it-took-pity-on-a-little-shepherd-girl-who-had/)

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[Angel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angel/)

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> [When I need to be precise about a plant, I use its Latin name, even if my nongardening friends sometimes look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/when-i-need-to-be-precise-about-a-plant-i-use-its-latin-name-even-if/)

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[Big words](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-words/)

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> [ A powerful hand lens \[Eschenback Leutchlupe\] with a focused beam of light opens up an entire world below the threshold of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/a-powerful-hand-lens-eschenback-leutchlupe-with-a-focused-beam-of/)

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[Awe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awe/)

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> [But there is one place where a person can make choices that will lead in a small way toward greater sanity in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/but-there-is-one-place-where-a-person-can-make-choices-that-will-lead/)

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[Choices](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choices/)

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> [I suppose that for most people one of the darker joys of gardening is that once you've got started it's not at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/i-suppose-that-for-most-people-one-of-the-darker-joys-of-gardening-is/)

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[Bits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bits/)

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> [Show me a person without prejudice of any kind on any subject and I'll show you someone who may be admirably virtuous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/show-me-a-person-without-prejudice-of-any-kind-on-any-subject-and-i/)

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[Best friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-friend/)

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> [Insects leave (Madagascar periwinkle) Catharanthus roseus out of their diets. So, for that matter, do deer. The reason is that the plants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/insects-leave-madagascar-periwinkle-catharanthus-roseus-out-of-their/)

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[Certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/)

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> [All gardeners need to know when to accept something wonderful and unexpected, taking no credit except for letting it be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/all-gardeners-need-to-know-when-to-accept-something-wonderful-and/)

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[Accepting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting/)

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> [Plants are the original chemists. Their sophistication makes DuPont and Monsanto look like little kids with chemistry sets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/plants-are-the-original-chemists-their-sophistication-makes-dupont/)

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[Chemist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chemist/)

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> [The gardens I love best are those that are still affectionately tended by the people who own them and who made them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-lacy/the-gardens-i-love-best-are-those-that-are-still-affectionately/)

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[Cycles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cycles/)

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## Allen Lacy by topic

[Gardening (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardening/allen-lacy/) [Flower (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flower/allen-lacy/)

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