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“A lot of people think that to make a garden, all you have to do is put a few seeds in the ground. These are the same people who think that conceiving a baby makes you a good parent.”
― Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too
― Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too
“I think that places, like people, ought to have boundaries. Who ever said that gardening was a public activity, anyway? Gardening, like making love, feels a lot better than it looks. Nobody buys tickets to gardening competitions. There's no such thing as the Gardening Olympics. There is no gold medal in Speed Weeding or Double Digging. Maybe there should be, but I wouldn't compete in a gardening Olympiad for all the compost in China. I go through ungainly contortions when I garden. I squat. I crawl around on my hands and knees. Most of the time I bend over, upended. That angle may be flattering to a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader, but it is not flattering to me.”
― Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too
― Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too
“Soap wasn't invented until the Romans, who also invented interesting sex. (Since my editor informs me that a gardening book is not a proper venue for discussions of interesting sex, I will go into this topic in more detail when I write my private memoirs, 'A Petunia Named Desire').”
― Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too
― Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too
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