Happiness comes from growing what thrives, not merely survives.

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

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.

A colorful handle on a tool does nothing for me. Once it drops into that jungle out there, unless it's absolutely huge, it's gone until fall.

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

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

We think we learn by growing a plant but we can't know if it's just surviving or truly living? We really don't know anything about a plant until we kill it.