Poem & Quote Catagories Below...
I love old gardens best-
tired old gardens
that rest in the sun.
Henry Bellamann
Be like the sun and the meadow,
which are not the least concerned about the coming winter.
George Bernard Shaw
More than anything
I must have flowers always always... Claude Monet
How thyme is slipping under our feet,
why fret about it if today be sweet.
Edward Fitzgerald
You're only here for a short visit.
Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.
Edward Fitzgerald
A gardener's rule applies
to youth and age:
'When young sow wild oats,'
but when old, grow sage.
Lord Byron
Nothing so stirs the senses like a morning
in the garden.
Walt Whitman
To plant a seed is a hopeful deed.
Unknown
All through the cold long winter,
I dream of nothing
but my garden.
Dozie Smith
Influence often isn't noticed
until it blossoms later in the garden
of someone else's life.
Pam Farrel
Here shall ye see no enemy
but winter and rough weather
On an English castle wall
A garden should be like a little journey...
with many side excursions.
Jonathan Baillie
The ultimate value of gardening for me
is to feel a part of the earth.
Harriet McMahon Purtell
It is at the edge of a petal
that love awaits.
William Carlos Wiliams
Flowers themselves,
that sway through sunny hours,
...these have been my loves.
Rupert Brooke
Try to see the beauty
"in your own backyard,"
to notice the miracles of everyday life.
Gloria Gaither
Heaven is under our feet
as well as over our heads.
Unknown
All I need is some books,
some flowers, our dogs
and I'm happy.
Sarah Kaplan
In its first radiance
I have seen the sun!...
I go my way, content that I have been
part of the morning light...
Florence Early Coates, The Morning Glory
