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the inspired gardener
A garden isn’t meant to be useful. It’s for joy! RUMER GODDEN
There are two things gardeners enjoy the most: having their hands in the dirt, and finding moments of renewal in a garden that is loved. This is the perfect gift book for the die-hard gardener in your life – the one with the well-worn work gloves who can’t wait for the first bloom of spring. In these exuberant pages you’ll find gems of wisdom and insight from writers as different as Claude Monet, Lao Tzu and Alice Walker – kindred spirits all. It’s funny how love of nature and a garden will bring people together.
US $15.95 | CAN $17.50
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NONE CAN HAVE A HEALTHY LOVE
FOR FLOWERS
UNLESS HE LOVES
THE WILD ONES.
FORBES WATSON
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Gardening is the only unquestionably useful job. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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The family that gardens together, stays together.
ANONYMOUS
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Even if something is left undone,
everyone must take time to sit still
and watch the leaves turn. ELIZABETH LAWRENCE
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For myself I hold no preferences among owers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. EDWARD ABBEY
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Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet. KAHLIL GIBRAN
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If you can paint one leaf you can paint the whole world.
JOHN RUSKIN
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I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. RUTH STOUT
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An addiction to gardening is not all bad when you consider all the other choices in life. CORA LEE BELL