“Last summer I was staying at a house in Hampshire which was famous for the brilliance and the originality of its gardens. There were many of them, but the most beautiful of all was a walled garden in which every flower was blue. There were all the obvious things like delphiniums and acronitums and larkspurs, but the most beautiful blue of all came from the groups of cabbages - the ordinary blue pickling cabbage. Set against the blazing blue of the other flowers, it had a bloom and elegance which made it a thing of the greatest delight.” MadeLastsBeautifulHouseGroupsFlowerSummerOrdinaryGardenBlueObviousDelightMade ItStayingOriginalityEleganceBrillianceAugustBlazingCabbageHampshireObvious ThingsLast Summer Author:Beverley Nichols
“Most people, early in November, take last looks at their gardens, are are then prepared to ignore them until the spring. I am quite sure that a garden doesn't like to be ignored like this. It doesn't like to be covered in dust sheets, as though it were an old room which you had shut up during the winter. Especially since a garden knows how gay and delightful it can be, even in the very frozen heart of the winter, if you only give it a chance.” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingLooksHeartLastsChanceRoomsKnow HowGaySpringGardenPreparedWinterDustCoveredShut UpIgnoredSheetsDelightfulFrozenNovemberFebruaryGive It A Chance Author:Beverley Nichols
“We both know, you and I, that if all men were gardeners, the world at last would be at peace.” IfsKnowsMenWorldWould BeLastsGardener Author:Beverley Nichols
