sedum

One of the things childhood is is a process of learning about the various paths that lead out of nature and into culture, and the garden contains many of these.

Despite these losses and setbacks, like King Sisyphus, gardeners forever keep rolling that rock up the hill, convinced we are progressing toward the day it will stay in place up there and not roll back on us, the day our gardens will be just as we want them.

The secret of success in tidying up the garden is, simply, not to start new projects.

There is nothing better to cure a wicked case of self obsession that a good dose of fresh air and dirty work.

[Colchicums] are sort of like the nuts in my cookies... I don't think about them a lot, but I'd certainly miss them if they weren't there.

One of the things childhood is is a process of learning about the various paths that lead out of nature and into culture, and the garden contains many of these.