“Written in tradition as old as storytelling itself…time is contracted and the sun shines in the imagination where in reality there was...

“Strew thy green with flowers; the yellows, blues, the purple violets, and marigolds.”— William Shakespeare For over fifty years I have...

“Numerous as the world’s band of gardeners is, there should be more of us. Not just routing, but mad, keen gardeners.” Christopher Lloyd...

While researching Australian plants on the shelves of the Forbes Library in Northampton, I noticed a black book with gold lettering on its

“A scent that is swoonier than any other smell in the garden.”--Anna Pavord In Judith Farr’s The Gardens of Emily Dickinson, Mabel Loomis...

“Roses,” she thought sardonically, “All trash m’dear.” —Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway Saint Valentine’s Day is for many a day to present...

“The first few months of the new year can be the most unpleasant months in the calendar...” Vita Sackville-West Among northern gardeners,...