I could happily lean on a gate all the livelong day, chatting to passers-by about the wind and the rain. I do a lot of gate-leaning while I am supposed to be gardening; instead of hoeing, I lean on the gate, stare at the vegetable beds and ponder. Tom Hodgkinson bedchatday share on social
Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as they flower freely year after year, they have little inclination to make vigorous growth. Robert Fortune casedwarfflower share on social
I loved to get all dusty and ride horses and plant potatoes and cotton. Dorothy Malone cottondustyhorse Change image and share on social
Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow. Zora Neale Hurston livepeopleplant Change image and share on social
There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer's day than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air. Peter Mayle aircomecool Change image and share on social
I am a particular fan of integrative exercise - that is, exercise that occurs in the course of doing some productive activity such as gardening, bicycling to work, doing home improvement projects and so on. Andrew Weil activitybicycleexercise share on social
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. Abraham Lincoln flowergrowknow Change image and share on social
The profession I have keeps dragging me into drama and taking me away from baking, flowering and gardening. Lykke Li bakedragdrama Change image and share on social
