#gardens

For otherwise he would have lost faith in his power to fly, and the moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it. ↗

— J.M. Barrie

#peter-pan #faith

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it. ↗

— J.M. Barrie

#belief #fantasy #flying #imagination #kensington-gardens

I haven't much time to be fond of anything ... but when I have a moment's fondness to bestow, most times ... the roses get it. I began my life among them in my father's nursery garden, and I shall end my life among them, if I can. Yes. One of these days (please God) I shall retire from catching thieves, and try my hand at growing roses. ↗

— Wilkie Collins

#roses #life

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

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

I like Toronto a lot, it's a good city. The only thing that really annoys me about Toronto is that you're turning Maple Leaf Gardens into a grocery store, which is absolutely nothing short of disgusting. ↗

— Rick Wakeman

#absolutely #absolutely nothing #annoys #city #disgusting

A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#dreaming #flowers #gardens #les-miserables #thinking

In my years of public service at both the federal and state levels, I have had the privilege of representing most of the communities that make up Congressional District 21, including Hialeah, Westchester, Doral, Kendall, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, Medley and Palmetto Bay. ↗

— Mario Diaz-Balart

#both #communities #congressional #congressional district #district

No doubt these rocky islands have suggested the idea worked out in gardens, and they have been well imitated. ↗

— Robert Fortune

#doubt #gardens #idea #imitated #islands

The plants are principally kept in large pots arranged in rows along the sides of narrow paved walks, with the houses of the gardeners at the entrance through which the visitors pass to the gardens. ↗

— Robert Fortune

#arranged #entrance #gardeners #gardens #houses