A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.The Holy Earth, p. 45, 1915
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Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) was an American horticulturist, botanist, and a significant figure in the agricultural education movement. Known as the "Father of Modern Horticulture," he contributed to the establishment of the American Society for Horticultural Science and played a key role in founding the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University. Bailey authored numerous books on horticulture and botany, advocating for the practical application of botanical knowledge in everyday life.
1858–1954·lived 96 years
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.The Holy Earth, p. 45, 1915
If a person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.The Pruning Book, p. 45, 1973
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