We quickly discovered that two kittens were much more fun than one.
Crabgrass is aptly descriptive of this hated weed, for it does scuttle quickly through a lawn.
Gardening is in large measure a phenomenon of attention.
Not knowing where your food comes from is a primary form of alienation.
When I need to be precise about a plant, I use its Latin name, even if my nongardening friends sometimes look at me a little funny for using big words in a dead language - or in the kind of horticultural Esperanto that botanical names make up.
Of course, the character of my garden is also determined by things beyond any human decision, mine or anyone else's.