“I'll plant and water, sow and weed, Till not an inch of earth shows brown, And take a vow of each small seed To grow to greenness and renown: And then some day you'll pass my way, See gold and crimson, bell and star, And catch my garden's soul, and say: "How sweet these cottage gardens are!"” WaySoulShowsEarthStarsGrowsWaterSweetEssentialsGardenGoldPlantSeedsMy WayBrownWeedBellsGardeningInchesVowCottagesCrimsonRenown Author:E. Nesbit
“And all the times I was picking up potatoes, I did have conversations with them. Too, I did have thinks of all their growing days there in the ground, and all the things they did hear. Earth-voices are glad voices, and earth-songs come up from the ground through the plants; and in their flowering, and in the days before these days are come, they do tell the earth-songs to the wind ... I have thinks these potatoes growing here did have knowings of star-songs.” ThinkingEarthSpiritReligionSongSpiritualityStarsVoiceKnowingGrowingWindConversationPlantCome UpGladThese DaysGardeningPotatoesFlowering Author:Opal Whiteley
“I have found, through years of practice, that people garden in order to make something grow; to interact with nature; to share, to find sanctuary, to heal, to honor the earth, to leave a mark. Through gardening, we feel whole as we make our personal work of art upon our land.” PeopleFeelsYearsArtWholeEarthOrderFoundGrowsNaturePracticeShareLandHonorEssentialsGardenMarkHealWorks Of ArtGardeningSanctuaryThrough The Years Book:The Inward Garden: Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning Source: The Inward Garden: Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning
“Gardening is the greatest tonic and therapy a human being can have. Even if you have only a tiny piece of earth, you can create something beautiful, which we all have a great need for. If we begin by respecting plants, it's inevitable we'll respect people.” PeopleIfsNeedsHumansEarthBeautifulHuman BeingsPiecesPlantTinyInevitableTherapyGardeningSomething BeautifulRespect People Author:Audrey Hepburn
“Potatoes are very interesting folks. I think they must see a lot of what is going on in the earth - they have so many eyes.” ThinkingEyeEarthInterestingFolksGardeningPotatoesVery Interesting Book:Opal: The Journal of an Understanding Heart Source: Opal: The Journal of an Understanding Heart