And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin
I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.
David Hobson
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
~Dale Carnegie~
“If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment.”
― Georgia O’Keeffe