“I don't rely on muscle power to dig, I use a sharp spade and I wear boots.” Quote by Janet Macunovich
“If you cut a shrub back because it's just too big, and it dies, you haven't lost anything but a plant that couldn't live by your rules.” IfsBigsDiesLostCuttingHavensPlantLive ByShrubs Author:Janet Macunovich
“If a bush is too big, don't ask "should I?" Go ahead and cut it. If it lives, great. If it dies, replace it with something better suited!” IfsShouldBigsDiesAsksCuttingShould ISomething Better Author:Janet Macunovich
“The best gardener is a baby killer. Baby insects are much easier to kill than adults, and haven't yet developed the big mouths and voracious appetite of the adolescent.” BigsHavensBabyEasierMouthsAdultsAppetiteKillersInsectsGardener Author:Janet Macunovich
“The families of rabbits or woodchucks will eat the salad greens just before they are ready to be picked; I plot ways to kill these animals but can never bring myself to do it.” WayAnimalReadyPlotRabbitsSaladWoodchucks Author:Jamaica Kincaid
“Plants are the original chemists. Their sophistication makes DuPont and Monsanto look like little kids with chemistry sets.” LooksLittlesKidsOriginalsPlantChemistryLittle KidSophisticationChemistMonsanto Author:Allen Lacy
“Insects leave (Madagascar periwinkle) Catharanthus roseus out of their diets. So, for that matter, do deer. The reason is that the plants are loaded with alkaloids so potent that they are the source of vincristine and vinblastine. These are drugs important in routines of chemotherapy for treating Hodgkin's disease and certain forms of leukemia.” ImportantMatterReasonFormCertainSourceDrugDiseasePlantDietsInsectsLoadedDeerChemotherapyLeukemiaMadagascarPeriwinkle Author:Allen Lacy
“The very best garden is a new one, on virgin ground. Plants leap out of that spot.” GardenPlantSpotsLeapVirgins Author:Janet Macunovich
“Gardeners do first, read later. Why not? Plants are very gracious in accepting an apology.” FirstsAcceptingPlantWhy NotApologyGardenerGracious Author:Janet Macunovich
“There's no "right way" to garden, only what suits each person and place.” WayPersonsGardenSuitsRight Way Author:Janet Macunovich
“If someone says "You're not doing that right," hand him the shovel, sit and watch. That's the right way to garden.” IfsWayHandsWatchesGardenRight WayShovels Author:Janet Macunovich