Gardens feed the spirit and slow the world to a tender pause. Among blossoms and buzzing bees, we breathe easier, dream deeper, and reconnect with the sacred rhythms of nature. As W. E. Johns once wrote, โOne of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.โ๐ฅ
In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation. Each within his green enclosure is a creator. ~ Louise Wilder
To a gardener there is nothing more exasperating than a hose that just isn't long enough. ~ Cecil Roberts
Gardening is not a rational act... In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~ Margaret Atwood
Lyda was an exuberant, even a dramatic gardener... with an air of resolute courage. ~ Renata Adler
I have a garden of my own,/ But so with roses overgrown,/ And lilies, that you would it guess/ to be a little wilderness. ~ Andrew Marvell
How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Gardens are a collaboration with nature, engaging all the senses. They express life, death, and the passage of time. ~ Douglas Campbell
Footfalls echo in the memory... Into the rose garden. ~ T.S. Eliot
What is a garden for? For the soul, sir... for grasping the intangible... for the splendid regions of imaginations and romance. ~ Samuel Reynolds Hole
I now derive physical and spiritual pleasure from gardening... and that I could survive almost anywhere if I had to. ~ Don Henley
No garden is without its weeds. ~ Thomas Fuller
A garden is an awful responsibility. You never know what you may be aiding to grow in it. ~ Charles Dudley Warner