"It is always exciting to open the door and go out into the garden for the first time on any day." Marion Cran
"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
Sigh. Loveliness. Rhododendrons are some of my very favorite blooms and these are gorgeous.
Posted by: Nancy Bond | April 16, 2008 at 11:58 PM
hi Beth, my rhodos are slowing blooming. The first one is as always Cunningham White and I am excited. Rhodos are favorites of mine. Take care, Andrea
Posted by: Andrea's Garden | April 24, 2008 at 02:46 AM
I love that color. It's light and airy but still hsa a strong hue
Posted by: Jane Marie | April 26, 2008 at 06:17 PM