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

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.

Take my last best advice: Try everything twice!

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.

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

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

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.