Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade.

Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas.

Gardeners, I think, dream bigger dreams than emperors.

When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.

When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden.

There is nothing that is comparable to it, as satisfactory or as thrilling as gathering vegetables one has grown.

Gardening is the art of growing flowers and leaves, while weeds take care of themselves.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.

To plant a garden is to dream of tomorrow.

I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.

To create a garden is to search for a better world. In our effort to improve on nature, we are guided by a vision of paradise.

Garden as though you will live forever.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing.

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

The garden is a mirror of the heart.

God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.