“Gardeners celebrate the influence of time. If we have had a late cold spring followed by a desiccating drought, autumn may be the most soft and golden for years; one poor season will sooner or later be compensated for by another.” IfsYearsMayTimePoorInfluenceColdLateSpringSeasonsGoldenCelebrateAutumnSooner Or LaterGardenerDroughtYear One Author:Susan Hill
“This gardener will be out in the very early morning and from late afternoon, attentive to small changes in the quality of light and the atmosphere, as well as to every nuance of the season, which combine to create perfection.” WellsLightQualityMorningLatePerfectionSeasonsAtmosphereAfternoonGardenerNuanceEarly MorningSmall ChangesLate Afternoon Author:Susan Hill
“The more contemplative gardener, seeing the garden as a whole, the design of it, and its nature as a still place of delight and refreshment, will wait and hope for the moment when it seems to achieve perfection. Awareness of when such moments are most likely helps to make them happen; they will not be entirely accidental but anticipated; everything will be planned to encourage them.” StillsWholeMomentsHelpingSeemsHappensSpiritReligionSpiritualityWaitingSeeingAchieveAwarenessDesignGardenPerfectionDelightGardeningGardenerContemplativeRefreshments Author:Susan Hill
“Of all human activities, apart from the procreation of children, gardening is the most optimistic and hopeful. The gardener is by definition one who plans for and believes and trusts in a future, whether in the short or the longer term.” BelieveHumansChildrenTermPlansActivityDefinitionsOptimisticHopefulGardeningGardenerHuman ActivityProcreation Author:Susan Hill
