I love planting. I love digging holes, putting plants in, tapping them in. And I love weeding, but I don't like tidying up the garden afterwards. Jamaica Kincaid diggardenhole Change image and share on social
I'm not surfing much anymore, but I love hiking and gardening, and I'm always wearing a hat and sunblock. Carolyn Murphy anymoregardenhat 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
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them. Liberty Hyde Bailey ambitionattentioneffort Change image and share on social
A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion. Liberty Hyde Bailey devoidemotionjob Change image and share on social
It's my observation that gardeners and gardening for a very long time have had to take a back seat. Architects are very famous; they've got huge projects. What goes on in and around them has been relegated to a very minor role. Robert Irwin architectbackfamous share on social
Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans. Marcelene Cox beangardengreen Change image and share on social
Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors. Oscar de la Renta colorcreateform Change image and share on social
When I go into the garden, I forget everything. It's uncomplicated in my world of gardening. It's trial and error, really. If something doesn't work, it comes out, and you start all over again. Emilia Fox errorforgetgarden Change image and share on social
I've come to recognize what I call my 'inside interests.' Telling stories. And helping people tell their stories is a sort of interpersonal gardening. My work at NBC News was to report the news, but in hindsight, I often tried to look for some insight to share that might spark a moment of recognition in a viewer. Jane Pauley callgardenhave share on social