Quotes about gardening-and-gardens

God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure.

— Francis Bacon

A garden must be looked into, and dressed as the body.

— George Herbert

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.

— Thomas Jefferson

The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.

— George Bernard Shaw

It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves.

— Robert Louis Stevenson