The Lesson I Have Thoroughly

It Is No Use Asking Me Or Anyone Else How To Dig... Better To Go And Watch A Man Digging, And Then Take A Spade And Try To Do It.

The Love Of Gardening Is A Seed Once Sown That Never Dies.

In Garden Arrangement, As In All Other Kinds Of Decorative Work, One Has Not Only To Acquire A Knowledge Of What To Do, But Also To Gain Some Wisdom In Perceiving What It Is Well To Let Alone.

For The Best Building And Planting...the Architect And Gardener Must Have Some Knowledge Of Each Other's Business, And Each Must Regard With Feelings Of Kindly Reverence The Unknown Domains Of The Other's Higher Knowledge.

To Plant And Maintain A Flower Border, With A Good Scheme For Colour, Is By No Means The Easy Thing That Is Commonly Supposed.