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Helena Rutherfurd Ely Quotes

The watering of a garden requires as much judgement as the seasoning of a soup.

The watering of a garden requires as much judgement as the seasoning of a soup.

Helena Rutherfurd Ely
Rain, Garden, Rivers

I always think of my sins when I weed. They grow apace in the same way and are harder still to get rid of.

Helena Rutherfurd Ely
Weed, Garden, Thinking
Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1999). “A Woman's Hardy Garden”

The many varieties and wonderful colors of the modern dahlia make it a totally different flower from the one our grandmothers knew. The names are descriptive of the different varieties, and as there are so many of them, and they bloom from early in June or July until frost, a garden of dahlias might be very interesting.

Helena Rutherfurd Ely
Flower, Grandmother, Garden
Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1911). “The Practical Flower Garden”

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