Quote by Gertrude Jekyll
In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, o

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 in perceiving what it is well to let alone. – Gertrude Jekyll

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What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade. – Gertrude Jekyll

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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

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A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness it teaches industry and thrift above all it teaches entire trust. – Gertrude Jekyll

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My father was a lawyer and to my best knowledge nobody in my family before had interest in science. – George Andrew Olah

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Knowledge is the life of the mind. – Abu Bakr

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You have already disarmed my men without my knowledge, are their arms to be returned or not? – Zebulon Pike

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The idea of trying to create things that last – forever knowledge – has guided my work for a long time now. – Edward Tufte

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