Quote by Gertrude Jekyll
There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that canno

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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gardening
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There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the thing that enables the hand to obey the brain. Moreover, one feels a good deal of respect for it without it the brain and the hand would be helpless. – Gertrude Jekyll

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respect
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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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Knowledge
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The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. – Johann von Goethe

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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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Beauty

Beauty is a fragile gift. – Ovid

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One of the things that people dont realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well. – Ed Rendell

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