#garden

It has become much harder, in the past century, to tell where the garden leaves off and pure nature begins. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#nature #page-xxii #nature

...how many writers still dare compare a woman to Nature, like Campion? - there is a garden in her face - how lovely... ↗

— John Geddes

#garden #nature #writers #writing-advice #love

By bringing a soulful consciousness to gardening sacred space can be created outdoors. ↗

— S. Kelley Harrell

#sacred-space #spirituality #nature

I’m very headstrong. Once I’ve caught fire, there’s no dousing the flames—all engines full speed ahead. ↗

— Adachi Zenko

#culture #gardens #japan #art

He was a poet; and they are never exactly grown-up. ↗

— J.M. Barrie

#barrie #children #grown-up-poetry #kesnington-gardens #london

Often I'll go outside and just place my hands on the soil, even if there's no work to do on it. When I am filled with worries, I do that and I can feel the energy of the mountains and of the trees. ↗

— Andy Couturier

#community #environmentalism #gardening #green #japan

Ol' man Simon, planted a diamond. Grew hisself a garden the likes of none. Sprouts all growin' comin' up glowin' Fruit of jewels all shinin' in the sun. Colors of the rainbow. See the sun and the rain grow sapphires and rubies on ivory vines, Grapes of jade, just ripenin' in the shade, just ready for the squeezin' into green jade wine. Pure gold corn there, Blowin' in the warm air. Ol' crow nibblin' on the amnythyst seeds. In between the diamonds, Ol' man Simon crawls about pullin' out platinum weeds. Pink pearl berries, all you can carry, put 'em in a bushel and haul 'em into town. Up in the tree there's opal nuts and gold pears- Hurry quick, grab a stick and shake some down. Take a silver tater, emerald tomater, fresh plump coral melons. Hangin' in reach. Ol' man Simon, diggin' in his diamonds, stops and rests and dreams about one... real... peach. ↗

— Shel Silverstein

#fruit #gardening #jewelry #peaches #dreams

Why do we keep believing that we can control nature,even as it banishes us repeatedly from our homes in search of new fertile ground? ↗

— Maria Rodale

#health #non-gmo #nutrition #organic #home

Ben Adaephon Delat," Pearl said plaintively, "see the last who comes. You send me to my death." "I know," Quick Ben whispered. "Flee, then. I will hold them enough to ensure your escape no more." Quick Ben sank down past the roof. Before he passed from sight Pearl spoke again. "Ben Adaephon Delat, do you pity me?" "Yes" he replied softly, then pivoted and dropped down into darkness. ↗

— Steven Erikson

#malazan #of-the-moon #steven-erikson #death

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#company #counselor #counselors #garden #multitude