The good gardener knows with absolute certainty that if he does his part, if he gives the labour, the love, and every aid that his knowledge of his craft, experience of the conditions of his place, and exercise of his personal wit can work together to suggest, that so surely will God give the increase. Then with the honestly-earned success comes the consciousness of encouragement to renewed effort, and, as it were, an echo of the gracious words, 'Well done my good and faithful servant'.
There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight. - Gertrude Jekyll
There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight.
- Gertrude Jekyll
The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies. - Gertrude Jekyll
The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.
There is always in February some one day, at least, when one smells the yet distant, but surely coming, summer. - Gertrude Jekyll
There is always in February some one day, at least, when one smells the yet distant, but surely coming, summer.
I do not envy the owners of very large gardens. The garden should fit its owner or his or her tastes, just as one's clothes do; it should be neither… - Gertrude Jekyll
I do not envy the owners of very large gardens. The garden should fit its owner or his or her tastes, just as one's clothes do; it should be neither…
In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom … - Gertrude Jekyll
In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom …
The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only mak… - Gertrude Jekyll
The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only mak…
The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, but grows to the enduring happiness that the love of gardening gives. - Gertrude Jekyll
The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, but grows to the enduring happiness that the love of gardening gives.
A garden is a grand teacher... above all it teaches entire trust. - Gertrude Jekyll
A garden is a grand teacher... above all it teaches entire trust.
More than half a century has passed, and yet each spring, when I wander into the primrose wood, I see the pale yellow blooms and smell their sweetest… - Gertrude Jekyll
More than half a century has passed, and yet each spring, when I wander into the primrose wood, I see the pale yellow blooms and smell their sweetest…
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