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Barbara Damrosch Quotes

I don't think we'll ever know all there is to know about gardening, and I'm just as glad there will always be some magic about it!

I don't think we'll ever know all there is to know about gardening, and I'm just as glad there will always be some magic about it!

Barbara Damrosch
Garden, Thinking, Justice
Barbara Damrosch (2003). “The Garden Primer”, p.2, Rodale

Good gardening is very simple, really. You just have to learn to think like a plant.

Barbara Damrosch
Simple, Garden, Thinking
Barbara Damrosch (2003). “The Garden Primer”, p.18, Rodale

Far more gardens fail because the gardener is absent or not paying attention than because he or she lacks erudition. Yes, you need to know your ABCs [the basics], but the more you garden, the more you'll learn what works and what doesn't.

Barbara Damrosch
Garden, Needs, Attention

Unfortunately, in the very act of weeding, you make it possible for new weeds to grow.

Barbara Damrosch
Weed, Gardening, Grows
Barbara Damrosch (2003). “The Garden Primer”, p.54, Rodale

Gardening has a magical quality when you are a child.

Barbara Damrosch
Children, Garden, Quality
Barbara Damrosch (1982). “Theme Gardens”, Workman Publishing Company

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