The Last Garden in England Quotes

“Have you ever loved a place so much that it sunk into your bones?”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“I hope you’re not going to be one of those women who refuse to believe in her own talents,” said Diana.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“I don’t know if I’m enough,” she confessed. “None of us is. I believe that Father Devlin would say that that’s why we meet so many people in our lives,” said Mrs. Symonds.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“A pool would look well in the center."
"Maybe a sculptural one, different than the water garden."
His cap came off again, but this time he held it between his hands. "It could be a memorial. If someone felt they needed to remember something," Mr. Hillock said.
"The Melcourts would never stand for that."
"The Melcourts never need to know."
"You are a good man, Mr. Hillock.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“Charlie grinned. "You can take the girl out of the garden—"
"But you can't get the dirt out from underneath her nails. I told them I didn't want to move forward with the hiring process," she said.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“Sometimes when you are away I think back to the celestial connection that forever binds me to you. The joy that slipped through our fingers led us to where we are now. I hope you do not hate me for having no regrets, because now I have you.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“A variety called 'Belle Lyonnaise' was to climb over arches at four points of the bridal garden, and Rosa foetida 'Bicolor', 'Souvenir d'Alphonse Lavallé', and 'Rosearie de l'Hay'—a new favorite of mine—would be interspersed with artful casualness throughout the poet's garden, lest we ever forget that love is like a red, red rose.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“Each new garden is like an unread book, its pages brimming with possibility.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“I do not know if he loves me, and I cannot bring myself to ask because I do not want to know the answer.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“The man had managed to find her a corsage in the middle of rural Warwickshire during a war.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“Cynthia swung around in Murray's old desk chair, her sharp, birdlike features pinched with thinly veiled annoyance.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“of sturdier stuff than most,” I said. I put one shaky food”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“It felt as though all these years she'd been watching her memories from behind glass, and Cynthia had just swung a hammer.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“She'd spent so much time closing doors behind her, making sure no one had a key. Yet the chaplain seemed determined to pick open each of those locks and let the sunlight stream in again.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“more”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“detailed sketching, but I’ve found that people vastly”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“I have never understood “gardeners” who refuse to garden because it is unseemly for a lady or gentleman to dirty their hands. Perhaps they don’t know the thrill of plunging a trowel into spring-softened soil to toss up the sweet, earthy scent of leaves and twigs and all manner of matter. By refusing to stain their aprons, they miss the sensation of damp, fresh dirt crumbling between their fingers or breathing the fresh air deeply. They don’t know the satisfaction of knocking the dust off one’s clothes when retreating into the house for a well-earned cup of tea.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“20 August 2021 My dear Miss Lovell,”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“vibrant”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“Everything gardeners do is intentional. We create order out of nature. If she called this Celeste's garden, there was a reason,' she said.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

“Creating a fantasy of nature is part of the gardener's role.”
― Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England