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The Use of Colour - from Wood and Garden, 1899 - Gertrude Jekyll
using the colour of flowers as precious jewels in a setting of quiet environment, or of suiting the colour of flowering groups to that of the neighbouring foliage, thereby enhancing the value of both, or of massing related or harmonious colourings so as to lead up to the most powerful and brilliant effects;
— Jan 11, 2024 06:34PM
The Use of Colour - from Wood and Garden, 1899 - Gertrude Jekyll
using the colour of flowers as precious jewels in a setting of quiet environment, or of suiting the colour of flowering groups to that of the neighbouring foliage, thereby enhancing the value of both, or of massing related or harmonious colourings so as to lead up to the most powerful and brilliant effects;
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On a Sun-Dial
From Sketches and Essays 1839 | William Hazlitt 1778-1830
Horas non numero nisi serenas - is the motto of a sun- dial near Venice. There is a softness and harmony in the words and in the thought unparalleled. Of all conceits it is surely the most classical. ‘I count only the hours that are serene.’ What a bland and care dispelling feeling!
— Jan 05, 2024 03:05PM
On a Sun-Dial
From Sketches and Essays 1839 | William Hazlitt 1778-1830
Horas non numero nisi serenas - is the motto of a sun- dial near Venice. There is a softness and harmony in the words and in the thought unparalleled. Of all conceits it is surely the most classical. ‘I count only the hours that are serene.’ What a bland and care dispelling feeling!
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From in your Garden 1951 Vita Sackville-West
There are some moments when I feel pleased with my garden and other moments when I despair. The pleased moments usually happen in spring, and last up to the middle of June. By that time all the freshness has gone off; everything has become heavy; everything has lost that adolescent look, that look of astonishment at its own youth. The middle-aged spread has begun
— Jan 02, 2024 03:14PM
From in your Garden 1951 Vita Sackville-West
There are some moments when I feel pleased with my garden and other moments when I despair. The pleased moments usually happen in spring, and last up to the middle of June. By that time all the freshness has gone off; everything has become heavy; everything has lost that adolescent look, that look of astonishment at its own youth. The middle-aged spread has begun