Mark Twain (1835-1910) wrote:
"Whatsoever a man's age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright colored flower in his buttonhole."
This quote was more relevant when Twain wrote it than it is today, as man don't dress now like they used to in his day. However, some of the best flower gardeners I have known have been men, but most only wear buttonhole flowers at weddings.
Another quote that relates to men who garden is Richard Goodman's statement:
"I recommend that all bachelors have a garden. It will give them, in some small way, the experience of being a parent."
Allen Lacey speaks to us all in his statement:
"Soil warms our hands and our souls as we work in it.”
As does Janice Bower who wrote,
"The earth needed nourishment and care and I needed nourishment and care myself, and what better source than my garden."
This reminds us that there is reciprocity when we work with nature.
May Sarton wrote that…
"Flowers and plants are silent presences, that nourish every sense except the ear."
But perhaps Louise Wilder summed it all up by saying,
"Love your garden and work in it, and let it give you what it surely will and let no one feel that the benefit is all on the side of the garden, for truly you will receive more than you give."
Mark Twain (1835-1910) wrote,
"Whatsoever a man's age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright colored flower in his buttonhole."
This quote was more relevant when Twain wrote it than it is today, as man don't dress now like they used to in his day. However, some of the best flower gardeners I have known have been men, but most only wear buttonhole flowers at weddings.
Another quote that relates to men who garden is Richard Goodman's statement:
"I recommend that all bachelors have a garden. It will give them, in some small way, the experience of being a parent."
Allen Lacey speaks to us all in his statement:
"Soil warms our hands and our souls as we work in it,”
As does Janice Bower who wrote,
"The earth needed nourishment and care and I needed nourishment and care myself, and what better source than my garden."
This reminds us that there is reciprocity when we work with nature.
May Sarton wrote that…
"Flowers and plants are silent presences, that nourish every sense except the ear."
But perhaps Louise Wilder summed it all up by saying,
"Love your garden and work in it, and let it give you what it surely will and let no one feel that the benefit is all on the side of the garden, for truly you will receive more than you give."
This is Moya Andrews, and today we focused on gifts from the garden.