Gardening is not a rational act.

Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of the spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth, and without light nothing flowers.

I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.

I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.

The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love.