Surprising as it may seem, the first place an experienced gardener looks for advice and ideas is not the local gardening store or even the nearby botanical garden, but a good library. Gardeners have been sharing their wisdom for thousands of years, and their books and treatises still provide a rich resource for growers and landscapers today. Here in this volume is a bouquet of quotations that will strike a responsive chord with anyone who has ever worked the soil or just admired nature’s handiwork.
Areas that are covered include the metaphorical…- Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path. - Jean Anouilh, The Lark (1952)words of encouragement…-Then seek your job with thankfulness and work till further orders,If it's only netting strawberries or killing slugs on borders;And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden,You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden. - Rudyard Kipling, “The Glory of the Garden” (1911)reflection…- To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.
- Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814)and the practical…- Three fundamental aspects of border design—site, shape, and size—have at least as great an effect on the ease of garden maintenance as does the actual selection of plants. - Frederick Mc - Gourty, The Perennial Gardener (1989)and much more. Drawing on sources ranging from the earliest agrarian civilizations to the present, The Little Red Book of Gardening Wisdom is a treasury of great ideas that will delight amateur and expert gardeners alike.