even the pine tree
I planted grows old!
autumn dusk

-Issa, 1803

 

Mahogany

January 6, 2007

 

"Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity."

----Lindley Karstens

 

Salmon Queen

January 6, 2007

 

 

"Gardening is a kind of disease. It infects you, you cannot escape it."

----- Lewis Gannit

 

 

Freestyle Lilac

January 6, 2007

 

 

 

"I should like to inflame the whole world with my taste for gardening. There is no virtue that I would not attribute to the man who lives to project and execute gardens."

- Prince De Ligne

 

Salmon Queen

 

 

 

"I believe that gardens themselves are very healing. To be surrounded by the exquisite beauty of nature is to experience a healing of the soul."

- author unknown

 

 

Barbe Bleau Basket

 

 

"A garden always gives back more than it receives."

----Mara Beamish

 

 

Sybil Holmes ivy geranium

January 26, 2007

 

 

"Look deep, deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."

 

-----Albert Einstein

 

 

 

 

 

 

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