“The gardens I love best are those that are still affectionately tended by the people who own them and who made them - who planned and planted and replanned and replanted them, who dug in the dirt and moved hoses and watched the gardens change with the cycle of the seasons and over the passage of years.” PeopleYearsMadeStillsLove IsGardenSeasonsMovedCyclesPassagesDirt Author:Allen Lacy
“I cannot walk into our garden without constantly being reminded of the friends who have shared their plants.” WalksGardenPlant Author:Allen Lacy
“But there is one place where a person can make choices that will lead in a small way toward greater sanity in dealing with the natural order. That place is the private garden.” WayPersonsOrderChoicesNaturalGreaterGardenSanityLead InNatural Order Author:Allen Lacy
“I suppose that for most people one of the darker joys of gardening is that once you've got started it's not at all hard to find someone who knows a little bit less than you.” PeopleKnowsLittlesHardJoyBitsLittle BitGardenGardening Author:Allen Lacy
“Of course, the character of my garden is also determined by things beyond any human decision, mine or anyone else's.” HumansCharacterCoursesDecisionMinesGardenDetermined Author:Allen Lacy
“All gardeners need to know when to accept something wonderful and unexpected, taking no credit except for letting it be.” KnowsNeedsImaginationAcceptingCreativityWonderfulGardenInnovationCreditInventionUnexpectedGardener Author:Allen Lacy
“Democracy is fine in politics. It should stay there, and we need more of it. But its political virture is no reason to practice it in the garden.” NeedsShouldReasonPoliticalEvilPracticeDemocracyFineGardenNo Reason Author:Allen Lacy