“Life is short - while we speak it flies; enjoy, then, the present, and forget the future; such is the moral of ancient poetry, a graceful and a wise moral - indulged beneath a southern sky, and all deserving, the phrase applied to it - the philosophy of the garden.” LifePhilosophyLife IsSpeakEnjoyForgetMoralWiseSkyFutureGardenAncientPhrasesSouthernLife Is ShortDeserving Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“She set about preparing her supper. It would have to be one of those classically simple meals, the sort that French peasants are said to eat and that enlightened English people sometimes enjoy rather self-consciously - a crusty French loaf, cheese, and lettuce and tomatoes from the garden. Of course there should have been wine and a lovingly prepared dressing of oil and vinegar, but Dulcie drank orange squash and ate mayonnaise that came from a bottle.” PeopleShouldHas BeensSaidSelfSometimesCoursesEnjoySimpleFoodGardenShould HaveCookingWinePreparedOilMealsEnlightenedCulinaryBottlesCheesePreparingOrangeDressingsDrankPeasantsShould Have BeenTomatoesSupperSquashVinegarLettuceMayonnaiseOil And Vinegar Author:Barbara Pym
“you mustn't rely on your flowers to make your garden attractive. A good bone structure must come first, with an intelligent use of evergreen plants so that the garden is always clothed, no matter what time of year. Flowers are an added delight, but a good garden is the garden you enjoy looking at even in the depths of winter.” YearsFirstsMatterUseEnjoyFlowerGardenIntelligentNo Matter WhatStructurePlantDepthWinterDelightBonesAttractiveRelyGardeningEvergreens Author:Margery Fish
“This earth is a garden, this life a banquet, and it's time we realized that it was given to all life, animal and man, to enjoy.” MenEarthGivenEnjoyAnimalGardenThis LifeBanquets Author:Tom Brown, Jr.
“A great challenge: stop ruining the garden which God has entrusted to us so that all may enjoy it.” MayEnjoyChallengesGarden Author:Pope Francis
“If you look at the literature of the 19th century, you get things like Kafka and Dostoevsky, who basically write about feeling bored and alienated. That's because we lost contact with the important things in life like work that you enjoy, or the garden, nature, your family and friends.” IfsWritingLooksImportantFeelingsLiteratureLostEnjoyCenturyGardenImportant ThingsContactBoredOur FamilyThings In LifeFamily And Friends19th Century Author:Tom Hodgkinson