Down To Earth Quotes

“You need nature more than she needs you. It is not an equal relationship. Serve her well and she will look after you. Abuse her and everyone loses.”
― Montagu Don, Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom

“Failure teaches much more than success.”
― Montagu Don, Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom

“An immaculate garden is a hostile place to most wildlife. Beautifully weeded borders, with every fallen leaf and twig gathered and disposed of, hedges kept constantly crisp and grass mown to within a fraction of its life may make a certain sort of gardener glow with pride but will provide little comfort for most of our birds, mammals and insects.”
― Monty Don, Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom