5 Quotes on Gardening from Books

Hello and Welcome. This page is a collection of 5 quotes about Gardening that I liked and saved from various books. I hope you will like these quotes too.

By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader, quotes collector and blogger.

Gardening Quotes from This Is Your Mind on Plants book by Michael Pollan

  • Deep down I suspect that many gardeners regard themselves as minor-league alchemists, transforming the dross of compost (and water and sunlight) into substances of rare value and beauty and power.
  • One of the greatest satisfactions of gardening is the independence it can confer – from the greengrocer, the florist, the pharmacist, and, for some, the drug dealer.

Other Gardening Quotes

  • Every garden is different, I think. They reflect the personalities of those who care for them. – from The House in the Cerulean Sea book by T. J. Klune
  • They say you only really appreciate a garden once you reach a certain age, and I suppose there is a truth in that. It’s probably something to do with the great circle of life. There seems to be something miraculous about seeing the relentless optimism of new growth after the bleakness of winter, a kind of joy in the difference every year, the way nature chooses to show off different parts of the garden to its full advantage. – from Me Before You book by Jojo Moyes
  • Gardens don’t stand still: they are always in flux. – from Hamnet book by Maggie O’Farrell