Quote by Gertrude Jekyll

The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.

The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to

Summary

In this quote, the author expresses the important lesson they have learned and want to share with others about the lasting joy and contentment that comes from the love and care for a garden. They believe that nurturing and tending to a garden allows one to experience a sense of enduring happiness. The author believes that by understanding and appreciating the beauty and tranquility a garden offers, others can also find happiness and fulfillment in cultivating and connecting with nature.

Topics

By Gertrude Jekyll

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I cannot give them my confidence; pardon me, gentlemen, conf

I cannot give them my confidence; pardon me, gentlemen, confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom: youth is the season of credulity.

William Pitt The Elder Chatham

It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy

It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation.

You ask can we ever trust the Bear?... I will give you sever

You ask can we ever trust the Bear?... I will give you several answers at once. The first is no, we can never trust the Bear. For one reason, the Bear doesn

John Le Carr, The Secret Pilgrim

Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who

Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

Napoleon Bonaparte

I don't want to scrounge around and be homeless, and I want

I don't want to scrounge around and be homeless, and I want to finish my education.

Callan McAuliffe

I have the instruments, ideas, technology, computer techniqu

I have the instruments, ideas, technology, computer techniques. We try to create or see something, which has not been known before - just to discover something together. This is always my dream.

Lennart Nilsson

Rich folks always talk hard times.

Rich folks always talk hard times.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.

An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probab

I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.

Richard M. Nixon