Gertrude Jekyll

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness it teaches industry…

There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed…

The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies…

The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to…

In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only…

What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment…

There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the…