“No doubt, hobby farming has seen a spike in popularity as people spend more time at home, many still disturbed by reports of meat shortages and empty supermarket shelves from when the coronavirus first struck.”— Ian Lecklitner, melmagazine.com
“Higgins: As you may have noticed, I've fired the groundskeeper. Until I can find a successor, I'd like you to assume some of the responsibilities. Magnum: But Higgins, I don't know the first thing about gardening! Higgins: I assure you, the kind of work I had in mind requires no intelligence whatsoe…”— Jeff Wilhelm, Thomas Magnum, Tom Selleck, imdb.com
“Ahh, basil and snail poison; the sweet smell of summer.”— Jonathan Fener, Josh Bycel, Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, Stan Smith (voice), Seth MacFarlane, imdb.com
“The bulk of a prairie grass plant, it turns out, exists out of sight, with anywhere from eight to fourteen feet of roots extending down into the earth.”— Becky Harlan, proof.nationalgeographic.com
“My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.”— Ina Garten, amazon.com
“Gardening is an opening of worlds-of worlds within worlds-beginning beginning with the world at one's feet. To become conscious of what one is treading on requires that one delve into the ground's organic underworld, so as to appreciate, in an engaged way, the soil's potential for fostering life.”— Robert Pogue Harrison, amazon.com