A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it. Dogen fallflowergrow Change image and share on social
The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous. Rabindranath Tagore envyflowernumerous Change image and share on social
Living in New York after 14 years, I'm such an outdoors kind of person. I love gardening and building things. I like restoring old furniture. Paige Butcher buildfurnituregarden Change image and share on social
I am not quite Martha Stewart, but I do like cooking and gardening. Dennis Basso cookgardenmartha Change image and share on social
The earth is rocky and full of roots; it's clay, and it seems doomed and polluted, but you dig little holes for the ugly shriveled bulbs, throw in a handful of poppy seeds, and cover it all over, and you know you'll never see it again - it's death and clay and shrivel, and your hands are nicked from the rocks, your nails black with soil. Anne Lamott blackbulbclay share on social
I cannot remember a time when I was not interested in both gardening and painting. I must have been born with a trowel in one hand and a paintbrush in the other. Emma Tennant beargardenhand Change image and share on social
There is some risk to increase birth defects if you do a lot of outdoor gardening when you are pregnant. That can increase rates of toxoplasmosis. Emily Oster birthdefectgarden Change image and share on social
No one will understand a Japanese garden until you've walked through one, and you hear the crunch underfoot, and you smell it, and you experience it over time. Now there's no photograph or any movie that can give you that experience. J. Carter Brown crunchexperiencegarden share on social
You have to get up and plant the seed and see if it grows, but you can't just wait around, you have to water it and take care of it. Bootsy Collins caregrowplant Change image and share on social
I've always felt that having a garden is like having a good and loyal friend. C. Z. Guest feltfriendgarden Change image and share on social