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Be it deep or shallow, red or black, sand or clay, the soil is the

Be it deep or shallow, red or black, sand or clay, the soil is the link between the rock core of the earth and the living things on its surface. It is the foothold for the plants we grow. Therein lies the main reason for our interest in soils. – Roy Simonson, USDA Yearbook of Agriculture, 1957

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Weed it and reap. – Gardening Saying

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Last night, there came a frost, which has done great damage to my garden…. It is sad that Nature will play such tricks on us poor mortals, inviting us with sunny smiles to confide in her, and then, when we are entirely within her power, striking us to the heart. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks

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Nothing is more completely the child of Art than a Garden. – Walter Scott

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In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. – Sam Llewelyn

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