5 Lovely Garden Quotes for the Weekend

Photo of Magnolia Plantation live oak trees and azaleas - what a wondrous place to stroll!

From Denny: Since Hurricane Bill and his severe thunderstorms, deluge of rain and lightning delayed me all afternoon from posting on time guess I'll keep this short! :) Have a great weekend, everyone!

Quotes

* My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. - H. Fred Ale

* It is good to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought. - James Douglas, Down Shoe Lane

* Gardens are a form of autobiography. - Sydney Eddison, Horticulture magazine, August/September 1993

* Gardening requires lots of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. - Lou Erickson

* Science, or para-science, tells us that geraniums bloom better if they are spoken to. But a kind word every now and then is really quite enough. Too much attention, like too much feeding, and weeding and hoeing, inhibits and embarrasses them. - Victoria Glendinning

* Don't wear perfume in the garden - unless you want to be pollinated by bees. - Anne Raver

Where to find Peace

peace, originally uploaded by alicepopkorn.

"There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub."

- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross