If someone says "You're not doing that right," hand him the shovel, sit and watch. That's the right way to garden.

I have heard people say, "I garden in lieu of therapy, but therapy would be cheaper." I believe gardening's worth the price since it's at least as effective in curing head and heart of what ails us.

You don't know the plant until you've killed it. Then you've learned something.

If a bush is too big, don't ask "should I?" Go ahead and cut it. If it lives, great. If it dies, replace it with something better suited!

Gardeners do first, read later. Why not? Plants are very gracious in accepting an apology.

The very best garden is a new one, on virgin ground. Plants leap out of that spot.

We blame Walt Disney for goldenrod's undeserved bad name. Despite Sneezy's pronouncement, plants such as goldenrod with heavy, insect-carried pollen rarely cause allergic reaction.