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The soil is the great connector of our lives, the source and desti

The soil is the great connector of our lives, the source and destination of all. – Wendell Berry, The Unsettling of America

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The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. – Hanna Rion

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Laying out grounds… may be considered as a liberal art, in some sort like poetry and painting…. it is to assist Nature in moving the affections… the affections of those who have the deepest perception of the beauty of Nature… – William Wordsworth, letter to George Beaumont, 1805 October 17th [Author trivia:

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Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society. – Alfred Austin

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On every stem, on every leaf,… and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphis, or other expert, whose business it was to devour that particular part. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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