Urban Gardens Quotes

“Gardening gives you an appreciation for the strength of life, but it also shows you its fragility.”
― Matt Puchalski, A Pandemic Gardening Journal

“That's my little piece of heaven. Go ahead."
Ciro followed Remo through the open door to a small enclosed garden. Terra-cotta pots positioned along the top of the stone wall spilled over with red geraniums and orange impatiens. An elm tree with a wide trunk and deep roots filled the center of the garden. Its green leaves and thick branches reached past the roof of Remo's building, creating a canopy over the garden. There was a small white marble birdbath, gray with soot, flanked by two deep wicker armchairs.
Remo fished a cigarette out of his pocket, offering another to Ciro as both men took a seat. "This is where I come to think."
"Va bene," Ciro said as he looked up into the tree. He remembered the thousands of trees that blanketed the Alps; here on Mulberry Street, one tree with peeling gray bark and holes in its leaves was cause for celebration.”
― Adriana Trigiani, The Shoemaker's Wife

“My avant garde planters complete, they now yearned to be occupied.”
― Matt Puchalski, A Pandemic Gardening Journal

“Infinite possibilities stared at my as I began dreaming about April showers and May flowers.”
― Matt Puchalski, A Pandemic Gardening Journal

“When you do a poor job keeping track of where things are planted and what their maturity times are, it can lead to a bit of a nightmare as you plant things on top of each other, never quite sure what’s a weed and what’s intentionally there. When performed properly, it’s an amazing feeling to harvest something then immediately know there’s a plant that you’ve chosen waiting to fill that freshly opened soil.”
― Matt Puchalski, A Pandemic Gardening Journal

“The way I think about kimchi is:

leafy plant + crunchy plant + sweet plant + spices = delicious”
― Matt Puchalski, A Pandemic Gardening Journal