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A garden raised from seed is a garden raised in the heart, the gardener growing along with the garden.

Getting rid of poor plants is as important as seeking out the best.

It isn’t that I don’t like sweet disorder, but it has to be judiciously arranged.

The biggest crocuses are also excellent for gardeners who fear they are themselves getting almost too refined to breathe.

. . . A bunch of daisies has a peculiarly earthy smell, especially when it comes as a hot little gift in the hand of a child.

In a lot of ways, I'm just hitting my stride, just a little more tired while striding.

And we learned this important lesson: Never, ever plant anything that is supposed to look like something else. It won't.

He who leaves no stone unturned will have a sore back.

And it's a sign of age I think, that I start the day planning to get 5 things done, end it with getting 2 things done, and end up feeling like I've done 12 things.

Time for the weather report. It's cold out folks. Bonecrushing cold. The kind of cold which will wrench the spirit out of a young man, or forge it into steel.

The biggest crocuses are also excellent for gardeners who fear they are themselves getting almost too refined to breathe.

There may be a fine line between improving garden flowers and making them ugly.

It's the gardener's job to choose those that will thrive in his or her climate, rather than trying to force the plants to grow where they're not well suited.