No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.

Gardening Quotes

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

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.

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

The garden is a mirror of the heart.

The garden is a mirror of the heart.

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

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

Gardening requires lots of water — most of it in the form of perspiration.

Gardening requires lots of water — most of it in the form of perspiration.

A weed is a plant that has mastered every skill except for learning how to grow in rows.

A weed is a plant that has mastered every skill except for learning how to grow in rows.

In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death.

In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death.

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine for the soul.

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine for the soul.

If you are not killing plants, you are not really stretching yourself as a gardener.

If you are not killing plants, you are not really stretching yourself as a gardener.

In the garden, beauty is a byproduct. The main business is sex and death.

In the garden, beauty is a byproduct. The main business is sex and death.

Weeds are nature’s graffiti.

Weeds are nature’s graffiti.

The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.

The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.

Don't wear perfume in the garden unless you want to be pollinated by bees.

Don't wear perfume in the garden unless you want to be pollinated by bees.

An addiction to gardening is not all bad when you consider all the other choices in life.

An addiction to gardening is not all bad when you consider all the other choices in life.

Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.

Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.

The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow.

The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow.

In every gardener, there is a child who believes in the seed fairy.

In every gardener, there is a child who believes in the seed fairy.

The garden year has no beginning and no end.

The garden year has no beginning and no end.