A Gardener's Guide to Botany Quotes

“PLANTS ARE LIKE ANIMALS
Only about five processes are fundamental to life, no matter the kingdom. These processes are growth, feeding, defense, reproduction, and dispersal. Everything else is gravy”
― Scott Zona, A Gardener's Guide to Botany: The Biology Behind the Plants You Love, How They Grow, and What They Need

“plants are so much more. When I look at them, I see an intricate balance of light, water, and nutrients, chemical reactions responding to environmental cues and variables. The plants and their interactions with their environment and with one another tell a story, a story of competition and victory, of deception and commerce, of sex and survival. There are enough stories to fill dozens of books”
― Scott Zona, A Gardener's Guide to Botany: The Biology Behind the Plants You Love, How They Grow, and What They Need