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

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

Take my last best advice: Try everything twice!

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.

The best gardener is a baby killer. Baby insects are much easier to kill than adults, and haven't yet developed the big mouths and voracious appetite of the adolescent.

Happiness comes from growing what thrives, not merely survives.

You can put a gardener behind the wheel, but you can't keep her eyes off the landscape.