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ED’S COMMENT

PLANTS AND PEOPLE BELONG TOGETHER

’m often at a loss about what I should someone else planted a tree a long time ago –
say in my ed’s comment, but this being Warren Buffett
Iour landscaping feature, I thought I’d If you have a garden and a library, you have
just share with you a few quotes relating to everything you need – Marcus Tullius Cicero
plants, trees and flowers. Of course, there
are so many aspects to landscaping, it’s not Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know
just about plants, but there’s no denying them – A.A Milne
the pleasure they bring to people. The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head
in the sun, heart with nature – Alfred Austin
I also recently had the privilege of judging Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of
a few SALI projects for the 2022 Awards creating and playing with colours – Oscar de
of Excellence and saw some wonderful la Renta
examples of how gardens enhance just about
everything. I perhaps owe having become a painter to
flowers – Claude Monet.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin
– William Shakespeare The last one is so lovely – an artist’s entire life
shaped by the beauty of flowers and nature. Best wishes
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. Monet is best known for his oil-on-canvas
The second best time is now – Chinese proverb paintings called Water Lily Pond and Poppy Karyn Richards
Someone is sitting in the shade today because Field. Editor