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.

Take my last best advice: Try everything twice!

There's no "right way" to garden, only what suits each person and place.

Don't design your back yard from the outside looking in. Design from your window looking out.

Wood's not natural mulch for a woodland garden. Do you see forest trees shatter into a zillion pieces and fall? No. They fall, then decompose, then spread.

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