If you cut a shrub back because it's just too big, and it dies, you haven't lost anything but a plant that… — Janet Macunovich Bigs Copy Share Image
You don't know the plant until you've killed it. Then you've learned something. — Janet Macunovich Gardening Copy Share Image
The very best garden is a new one, on virgin ground. Plants leap out of that spot. — Janet Macunovich Garden Copy Share Image
Gardeners in regions with very long summer days have a great opportunity, and should use more of the cool colors that literally… — Janet Macunovich Color Copy Share Image
Silly gardeners! We buy pretty, comfortable benches and position them oh so carefully. But does the gardener ever sit? No! We perch… — Janet Macunovich Benches Copy Share Image
You can put a gardener behind the wheel, but you can't keep her eyes off the landscape. — Janet Macunovich Behinds Copy Share Image
Gardeners do first, read later. Why not? Plants are very gracious in accepting an apology. — Janet Macunovich Accepting Copy Share Image
Happiness comes from growing what thrives, not merely survives. — Janet Macunovich Growing Copy Share Image
We think we learn by growing a plant but we can't know if it's just surviving or truly living? We really don't… — Janet Macunovich Gardening Copy Share Image
Watch out for trees and traffic. The change is slow, the impact great, yet we miss the one and mistake the other. — Janet Macunovich Change Copy Share Image
A colorful handle on a tool does nothing for me. Once it drops into that jungle out there, unless it's absolutely huge,… — Janet Macunovich Colorful Copy Share Image
If someone says "You're not doing that right," hand him the shovel, sit and watch. That's the right way to garden. — Janet Macunovich Garden Copy Share Image
There's no "right way" to garden, only what suits each person and place. — Janet Macunovich Garden Copy Share Image
Gardeners often focus exclusively on plants, missing the absolutely essential visual role played by structures, from paths to pavilions. — Janet Macunovich Essentials Copy Share Image
There are far too many self esteem problems in the world as it is. No sense taking on plant guilt, too. — Janet Macunovich Esteem Copy Share Image
Low care is what we do while on our knees. Smart care is what makes the growing easier. — Janet Macunovich Care Copy Share Image
History is everything in gardening: With a site, weather, a particular plant. It solves mysteries. And it's why, when others say, "You… — Janet Macunovich Certainty Copy Share Image
I don't rely on muscle power to dig, I use a sharp spade and I wear boots. — Janet Macunovich Boots Copy Share Image
Don't design your back yard from the outside looking in. Design from your window looking out. — Janet Macunovich Design Copy Share Image
Take care with manufactured chemicals, certainly. Your safety and long term health are more important than anything. Yet don't forget that if… — Janet Macunovich Care Copy Share Image
When many plants are out of the picture in winter, it becomes clear that many of them should be pitched out. It's… — Janet Macunovich Clear Copy Share Image
I have heard people say, "I garden in lieu of therapy, but therapy would be cheaper." I believe gardening's worth the price… — Janet Macunovich Believe Copy Share Image
If a bush is too big, don't ask "should I?" Go ahead and cut it. If it lives, great. If it dies,… — Janet Macunovich Asks Copy Share Image
We blame Walt Disney for goldenrod's undeserved bad name. Despite Sneezy's pronouncement, plants such as goldenrod with heavy, insect-carried pollen rarely cause… — Janet Macunovich Allergic Copy Share Image
