The miracles of nature do not seem miracles because they are so common.
If no one had never seen a flower, even a dandelion would be
the most startling event in the world.
- Unknown
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- "When in the fresh mornings I go into my garden before anyone is awake, I go for the time being into perfect happiness." Celia Thaxter
- "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." Cicero
- "He who owns a garden, However small it be, Whose hands have planted in it Flower or bush or tree; He who watches patiently The growth from nurtured sod, Who thrills at newly opened bloom Is very close to God." Katherine Edelman
- "Like a big mountain, a small garden stimulates, restores, and delights us, just as it poses challenges, promotes mastery, provides exercise and relieves monotony." Winifred Gallagher
- "Though an old man I am but a young gardener." Thomas Jefferson
- "A garden is never so good as it will be next year." Thomas Cooper
- "Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas." Eizabeth Murray
- "God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done." Author Unknown
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I like that quote, Beth. Spring is on its way...the days are getting longer and our snow is gone!
Posted by: Connie | February 20, 2009 at 12:42 PM