Gardens… should be like lovely, well-shaped girls: all curves, secret corners, unexpected deviations, seductive surprises and then still more curves. – H.E. Bates, A Love of Flowers

I think the true gardener is a lover of his flowers, not a critic of them. I think the true gardener is the reverent servant of Nature, not her truculent, wife-beating master. I think the true gardener, the older he grows, should more and more develop a humble, grateful and uncertain spirit. – Reginald Farrer, In a Yorkshire Garden, 1909

Let nature be in your yard. – Greg Peterson, www.urbanfarm.org [Said during Urban Farm tour, 2014 March 22nd,

Learn to be an observer in all seasons. Every single day, your garden has something new and wonderful to show you. – Author Unknown