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

I don't rely on muscle power to dig, I use a sharp spade and I wear boots.

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.

Low care is what we do while on our knees. Smart care is what makes the growing easier.

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

History is everything in gardening: With a site, weather, a particular plant. It solves mysteries. And it's why, when others say, "You can't do that!" you can know with deepest certainty that you can.

If you cut a shrub back because it's just too big, and it dies, you haven't lost anything but a plant that couldn't live by your rules.