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Quote by Allen Lacy

“Crabgrass is aptly descriptive of this hated weed, for it does scuttle quickly through a lawn.”

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Allen Lacy, born in 1935, is an accomplished American author whose works span various literary genres, including novels, poetry, and prose. Lacy is known for his unique literary style and profound insights into human nature. more

“My attempts at a lawn. Twice have we had the ground carefully dug up, and prepared; twice it has been sown with the best English seed... at considerable expense; ...and the end of all the trouble has been that a strong nor'wester has blown away both seed and soil, leaving only the hard, un-dug ground. ...there are the croquet things, lying idle in the verandah... they are likely to remain unused for ever.”

Has Beens Ends Hard Lying Strong Trouble Prepared Leaving Seeds Soil Expenses Idle Lawns Blown Away Croquet

Author:Bee Dawson

“One of the most important things a gardener does is look. The rewards are immeasurable.”

Looks Doe Important Important Things Rewards Gardener

Author:Elsa Bakalar

“Don't design your back yard from the outside looking in. Design from your window looking out.”

Design Window Yards Outside Looking In

Author:Janet Macunovich

“Gardeners in regions with very long summer days have a great opportunity, and should use more of the cool colors that literally glow in the low light of morning and evening.”

Should Long Use Light Opportunity Morning Color Summer Lows Evening Regions Gardener Great Opportunity Summer Days

Author:Janet Macunovich

“Watch out for trees and traffic. The change is slow, the impact great, yet we miss the one and mistake the other.”

Mistake Watches Tree Missing Impact Traffic

Author:Janet Macunovich

“The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only makes a collection. Having got the plants, the great thing is to use them with careful selection and definite intention.”

May Doe Use Numbers Garden Plant Intention Careful Possession Great Things Collections Quantity Definite Selection

Book:On Gardening

Source: On Gardening

“To the landscape architect a rock garden... appears... the work of a lunatic.”

Rocks Garden Landscape Architect Lunatic

Author:Louise Wilder

“My own preference is for mixed (beds) where there are ...groups of larger shrubs on corners and elsewhere to give shape to the views and to create surprises.”

Giving My Own Views Groups Shapes Bed Surprise Corners Elsewhere Preference Shrubs

Book:The art of planting, or, The planter's handbook

Source: The art of planting, or, The planter's handbook

“History is everything in gardening: With a site, weather, a particular plant. It solves mysteries. And it's why, when others say, "You can't do that!" you can know with deepest certainty that you can.”

Knows Mystery Particular Plant Solve Weather Certainty Gardening Site

Author:Janet Macunovich

“For the best building and planting...the architect and gardener must have some knowledge of each other's business, and each must regard with feelings of kindly reverence the unknown domains of the other's higher knowledge.”

Feelings Building Higher Regard Architect Reverence Domain Gardener

Author:Gertrude Jekyll

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