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312 Gardening quotes by 235 unique authors

Gardening is not a rational act. What matters is the immersion of the hands in the earth, that ancient ceremony of which the Pope kissingthe… — Margaret Atwood
Garden making, like gardening itself, concerns the relationship of the human being to his natural surroundings. — Russell Page
The real lowdown on gardening is ... dirt. — Texas Bix Bender
It is utterly forbidden to be half-hearted about gardening. You have got to love your garden whether you like it or not. — W. C. Sellar
From 1997 to 2003, there was a decline of 50 percent in the proportion of children nine to twelve who spent time in such outside… — Richard Louv
Yup, gardening and laughing are two of the best things in life you can do to promote good health and a sense of well being. — David Hobson
Gardening requires lots of water... most of it in the form of perspiration. — Louise Erickson
Gardening is always more or less a warfare against nature. It is true we go over to the 'other side' for a few hints, but… — Unknown Author
Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not… — Diane von Furstenberg
Children get smashed for hours on some strictly limited aspect of the Great Big Everything, the Universe, such as water or snow or mud or… — Kurt Vonnegut
If there was a big gardening convention, and you got up and gave a speech in favor of fast-motion gardening, I bet you would get… — Jack Handey
The space and light up there in Norfolk is wonderfully peaceful. I find myself doing funny things like gardening, and cooking, which I rarely do… — Jeremy Northam
In fishing, golf and gardening, if you don't have a healthy tolerance for your own ineptitude, then it isn't for you. — Unknown Author
Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as… — Robert Fortune
Of all human activities, apart from the procreation of children, gardening is the most optimistic and hopeful. The gardener is by definition one who plans… — Susan Hill
Gardening is like everything else in life, you get out of it as much as you put in. No one can make a garden by… — Margery Fish
We should be rolling in the dirt, gardening, wrestling with some brambles and skinning animals for supper. These are important immune system builders. — Joel Salatin
What was more needed by this old man who divided the leisure hours of his life, where he had so little leisure, between gardening in… — Victor Hugo
Gardening is an active participation in The deepest mysteries of the universe. — Thomas Berry
There are thousands of books on the joy of gardening and cooking. Alas, there are only few on the joy of living. — Robert Muller
Devising a vocabulary for gardening is like devising a vocabulary for sex. There are the correct Latin names, but most people invent euphemisms. Those who… — Diane Ackerman
Many talk about a guest worker program. I think most reasonable people believe that a guest worker program in the farming industry, perhaps in the… — Gary Miller
I now derive physical and spiritual pleasure from gardening and there is tremendous satisfaction in knowing that I could survive almost anywhere if I had… — Don Henley
Good gardening is very simple, really. You just have to learn to think like a plant. — Barbara Damrosch
Gardening gave me a way to work with silence; not "in silence" but "with silence" - it was a silent creativity. — Sara Maitland

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