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

There are far too many self esteem problems in the world as it is. No sense taking on plant guilt, too.

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.

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

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.

Happiness comes from growing what thrives, not merely survives.

Gardeners in regions with very long summer days have a great opportunity, and should use more of the cool colors that literally glow in the low light of morning and evening.