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Gertrude Jekyll

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Gertrude Jekyll belongs to that rare category of people whose words are more famous than their biography. Gertrude Jekyll's observations on Gardening are as sharp as their thoughts on Beauty, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 11 quotes from Gertrude Jekyll, each offering a different angle on Gardening, Beauty, Wisdom, Trust, and Teacher. Readers often gravitate to this one: "The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies."

“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.”

— Gertrude Jekyll

Gardening

All Quotes by Gertrude Jekyll

“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.”

— Gertrude Jekyll

Beauty

“There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the thing that enables the hand to obey the brain. Moreover, one feels a good deal of respect for it without it the brain and the hand would be helpless.”

— Gertrude Jekyll

Respect

“In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.”

— Gertrude Jekyll

Knowledge

“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.”

— Gertrude Jekyll

Gardening

“The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.”

— Gertrude Jekyll

Happiness

“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness it teaches industry and thrift above all it teaches entire trust.”

— Gertrude Jekyll

Gardening

“There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight.”

— Gertrude Jekyll

Beauty