Garden Quotes

2106 Garden quotes by 1278 unique authors

Our blessed Savior chose the Garden for his Oratory, and dying, for the place of his Sepulchre; and we do avouch for many weighty causes,… — John Evelyn
In the garden the door is always open into the "holy" - growth, birth, death. Every flower holds the whole mystery in its short cycle,… — May Sarton
For we must bear in mind that the greater number of garden pictures known to us are taken from tombs. — Marie-Luise Gothein
Wherever humans garden magnificently, there are magnificent heartbreaks. — Henry Mitchell
One constant in a world of variables - a man alone in the evening in his patch of vegetables. and all the things he takes… — Unknown Author
Making a garden is somehow like conducting a symphony - different plants come forward at different times and you need to think very carefully about… — Elisabeth Murdoch
Your trees must be tended; if you can afford it, you owe it to them. I don't buy expensive plants; if I am extravagant in… — Elisabeth Murdoch
Autumn in my garden is when trees give their tickertape welcome to winter. — Densey Clyne
I never cease to be thrilled when entering my own gateway... and always feel that entrance gardens should give the first sensation of rest to… — Edna Walling
There are many possible approaches to Australian garden design, and they all reflect the designer's individual response to gardens. For my part, I love all… — Edna Walling
Indeed, so deep is my pleasure in the work of the garden that, if there be a dimension after death in which grieving for the… — Hal Porter
The gardener gives us roses, not gardeners. — Harry Hooton
A Garden Is Not Passive. It has its own way of responding to your involvement and commitment to it. When you walk into a garden,… — Hazel Hawke
Living Things. The garden can be as unlimited a resource as you want it to be. It's an escape from everything if you just want… — Hazel Hawke
The Garden Was My Delight. I grew up with gardeners and I just love gardens. I was always very much aware that gardens were important… — Hazel Hawke
Today's gardens have become far more than things of beauty. And today's generation is fast finding out that backyards can be an extremely resourceful and… — Unknown Author
It's the sheer joy of seeing things grow and helping them to grow, even harvesting the stuff that you've grown yourself, no matter how old… — Peter Cundall
Old gardeners never die; they just very slowly turn into the most magnificent compost. But what a marvellous, active brew it is! — Peter Cundall
The Australian backyard was once built for tradesmen and outdoor toilets. As suburbs spread, it became a playground and source of pride... — Pete Munro
Backyards are as Australian as the Hills Hoists they host, and as individual as those who work and play in them. Whether haven, pantry or… — Pete Munro
The flowers, the gorgeous, mystic multi-coloured flowers are not the flowers of life, but people, yes people are the true flowers of life, and it… — Lord Buckley
Mostly, I spend my time being a mother to my two children, working in my organic garden, raising masses of sweet peas, being passionately involved… — Blythe Danner
To cultivate a garden is. . . to go hand in hand with Nature in some of her most beautiful processes... — Christian Nestell Bovee
She sat down in a weed patch, her elbows on her knees, and kept her eyes on the small sterious world of the ground. In… — Nancy Price
The honey-bee's great ambition is to be rich, to lay up great stores, to possess the sweet of every flower that blooms. She is more… — John Burroughs

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