Wednesday, August 26, 2009

A Few Garden Quotes

I stole these from my friend Merle

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
~ ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.

A man should never plant a garden larger than his wife can take care of.
~ ~ T. H. Everett.

God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done. ~~ Unknown.

Give weeds an inch and they'll take your yard. ~ ~ Anonymous.

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. ~ ~ Abraham Lincoln.

Gardening requires a lot of water --- most of it in the form of perspiration. ~ ~ Lou Erickson.

Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~ ~ Rudyard Kipling.

8 comments:

Marian Dean said...

Hi there Patty. A wonderful posting, even if it did come via Merle. You are both such good storytellers.

Love and hugs, Granny

Anonymous said...

Make garden while under Sun to Rest under shade.

Anonymous said...

Make garden while under Sun to Rest under shade.

Merle said...

Dear Patty ~~ They were not stolen by you, I have told you to post anything you like.
Thanks for your comments and the little dog angel was very popular.
Glad you liked the picture of my Mother and two of her sisters.
The very best for tomorrow Patty.
I will be thinking of you and saying a little prayer. Have a good rest after the operation, Don't rush back. We will be here when you are ready. I am fine after my fall, I was lucky.
I hope you get a decent night's sleep Wed night my friend.
Love, Merle.

Sunny said...

Hello and good morning (almost afternoon!) to you..... These are all really great! I did pick out a fave, and it's the one about the thorns and roses!! How true!

Wanda said...

Oh Patty.... my poor garden begame a desaster~~ my squash, eggplant died, (I think snails got to them) but my bell pepper stand alone.


Thanks for all you comments, love and concern for me.... Will let you know how it goes today!

LOL:Wanda

Tomate Farcie said...

Lou Erickson is right!

Renie Burghardt said...

Nice garden quotes. The one about gardens requiring a lot of water etc. is sooo true.

But reading Merle's comment now has me worried. You are getting an operation tomorrow? I hope it goes well, Patty. I'll be sending thoughts and prayers your way.

Love,

Renie