"For I hold that the best purpose of a garden is to give delight and to give refreshment of mind, to soothe, to refine, and to lift up the heart in a spirit of praise and thankfulness." Gertrudge Jekyll 1843-1932 from her book "Wood and Garden".
"Then seek your job with thankfulness and work till further orders,
If it's only netting strawberries or killing slugs on borders,
And when you back stops aching and your hands begin to harden,
You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden."
Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936, in his "The Glory of the Garden".
21 comments:
Beautiful, true quotes Terra, I love the pictures.
Lovely!
Good quotes! Gardens bring joy to both those who garden and those who look at the garden.
I do think a garden brings much joy. sandie
Gardening is so much work but very rewarding. I have struggled with ours but hope to have a beautiful garden one day.
Always learn something new with you, Terra! Didn't know Kipling was a gardener! Thanks for sharing.
I love both quotes, Terra. Very nice post.
Very sweet, Terra! I really love the second one!
XO,
Jane
Great quotes.
Terra, fabulous flowers and thank you for sharing these great quotes! Hugs, HHL
I love pansies - they always remind of me little faces.
Hi Terra....Lovely flower shots. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and commenting. Loved your visit. Susan
Thanks for visiting me. I am going to follow your blog, lots of interesting things here! Have a great weekend! Carol
I couldn't agree more.
Lovely photos...
Great quotes and great pictures. Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
I love these quotes.
Beautiful witnesses of our creator God
Such a beautiful post honey. I so enjoyed my visit by here this evening. I do wish I could visit with you more than I do.
You should be a Blogazine guest on my site some times so others could find you and enjoy your beautiful site too.
If your interested just email me at grandmayellowhair@gmail.com
Love
Maggie
Your flowers are so beautiful and the colors are amazing! The quotes are perfect to go with them.
Beautiful thoughts Terra! I so envy gardeners! At least I can still enjoy someone else's beautiful garden! My mom has an amazing one!
Oh, I can smell that rose from here. How lovely it is.
~Sheri at Red Rose Alley
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