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Gertrude Jekyll on Gardening

1843–1932 England

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I am strongly of the opinion that possession of plants, however good, does not make a garden; it only makes a collection.

Colour in the Garden (1908)

The duty we owe to our gardens is to so use the plants that they shall form beautiful pictures; and that, while delighting our eyes.

Colour in the Garden (1908)

I rejoice when I see any one, and especially children, inquiring about flowers, and wanting gardens of their own, and carefully working in them. For the love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, once sown never dies, but always grows and grows to an enduring and ever-increasing source of happiness.

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