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Thomas Jefferson on Gardening

Rick Bickling — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:29:43 +0000

“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.” – Thomas Jefferson

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Spring Begins

Rick Bickling — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:01:15 +0000

“Blossom by blossom the spring begins.” – Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Thomas More on Gardening

Rick Bickling — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 23:29:09 +0000

“The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don’t want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don’t have … Continue reading Thomas More on Gardening →

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Abe Lincoln on Self-Sufficiency

Rick Bickling — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:18:33 +0000

“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.” – Abraham Lincoln

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Rick Bickling — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 19:21:29 +0000

To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Rick Bickling — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:02:10 +0000

Gardening is medicine that does not need a prescription … And with no limit on dosage. – Author unknown

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Martin Luther

Rick Bickling — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:26:31 +0000

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” – Martin Luther

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Teddy Roosevelt

Rick Bickling — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:00:48 +0000

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who … Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt →

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Abraham Lincoln on Gardening

Rick Bickling — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:41:52 +0000

“Population must increase rapidly — more rapidly than in former times — and ere long the most valuable of all arts, will be the art of deriving a comfortable subsistence from the smallest area of soil. No community whose every member possesses this art, can ever be the victim of oppression in any of its … Continue reading Abraham Lincoln on Gardening →

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