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Alfred Austin on Gardening

1835–1913 England

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6 quotes

Show me your garden, provided it be your own, and I will tell you what you are like.

The Garden That I Love (1894)

Once learn how Nature gardens for herself, and you will be able to spare yourself a good deal of trouble.

The Garden That I Love (1894)

No one can rightly call his garden his own unless he himself made it.

The Garden That I Love (1894)

[E]xclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society.

The Garden That I Love (1894)

[T]he charm of a half-neglected old garden arises from its having, once upon a time, not been neglected.

Haunts of Ancient Peace (1902)

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alfred Austin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.