An angel, legend has it, took pity on a little shepherd girl who had nothing to give to the Infant Jesus in his manger. The angel handed her a weed, but first transformed it into this beautiful flower of winter.
Crabgrass is aptly descriptive of this hated weed, for it does scuttle quickly through a lawn. - Allen Lacy
Crabgrass is aptly descriptive of this hated weed, for it does scuttle quickly through a lawn.
- Allen Lacy
But there is one place where a person can make choices that will lead in a small way toward greater sanity in dealing with the natural order. That pl… - Allen Lacy
But there is one place where a person can make choices that will lead in a small way toward greater sanity in dealing with the natural order. That pl…
Gardening is in large measure a phenomenon of attention. - Allen Lacy
Gardening is in large measure a phenomenon of attention.
Gardener's , like everyone else, live second by second and minute by minute. What we see at one particular moment is then and there before us. But … - Allen Lacy
Gardener's , like everyone else, live second by second and minute by minute. What we see at one particular moment is then and there before us. But …
Gardening transcends everything that otherwise divides us. - Allen Lacy
Gardening transcends everything that otherwise divides us.
Plants are the original chemists. Their sophistication makes DuPont and Monsanto look like little kids with chemistry sets. - Allen Lacy
Plants are the original chemists. Their sophistication makes DuPont and Monsanto look like little kids with chemistry sets.
Democracy is fine in politics. It should stay there, and we need more of it. But its political virture is no reason to practice it in the garden. - Allen Lacy
Democracy is fine in politics. It should stay there, and we need more of it. But its political virture is no reason to practice it in the garden.
I know of no common interest that exceeds gardening as a source of lifelong friendships, nor as a means of making new friends almost constantly. - Allen Lacy
I know of no common interest that exceeds gardening as a source of lifelong friendships, nor as a means of making new friends almost constantly.
We can plant to suit the needs of the birds and other wildlife that find a haven and a habitat on our home ground, and we can understand that to do s… - Allen Lacy
We can plant to suit the needs of the birds and other wildlife that find a haven and a habitat on our home ground, and we can understand that to do s…
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