Sheherazade Goldsmith Quotes

I like the physical activity of gardening. It's kind of thrilling. I do a lot of weeding.

I think that's my strength, that I am an amateur gardener who loves gardening. I've read about it, I've written about it, I've done it all my life but at heart, I'm just a passionate amateur gardener.

Gardening is one of my enduring, favourite, and most rewarding pastimes.

I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate.

I'm really into gardening.

So maybe I can go back to being a Gardeners' World addict again.

Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them. You're always learning.

I have always wanted to be a gardener, and I love the time I spend in my garden.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

To grow a tomato or a pepper and prepare a meal from your labor and care is primordially satisfying.

I'm pretty good at gardening. It consumes my time, and it feels like I'm doing something constructive.

What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it.

I'm not a gardener. I don't have the consistency for gardening, and I have barely enough for an orchard. I don't embarrass myself. You have to be there tending and weeding. With orchards, you can go through negligent periods and recover.

I'm huge on spring and summer gardening. I'm really proud of my perennial beds. That's a passion of mine.

I used to laugh at my friends who garden, but I now garden. You don't even feel like you're exercising. You're having fun, and you're being healthy at the same time.

Gardening does so much for your brain. You're learning how a process works, and how important it is to do everything right so that you can eventually enjoy a tomato three months later. I've always been patient, but gardening really helps you with that.

Gardening is seen as a pastime that is almost like belonging to the Church of England - a sign of maturity and wisdom and right thinking.

My parents had a gardener when I was growing up, and he and I would dig in the dirt together - my mom and dad were definitely not digging with me! When I was 5, he helped me plant some corn in our backyard, and I remember how fascinating it was to watch it grow. Little did I know that 50 years later I'd be growing corn in a different way.

Life is given to you like a flat piece of land and everything has to be done. I hope that when I am finished, my piece of land will be a beautiful garden, so there is a lot of work.

I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.

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.

My hobby is gardening, I love it, it's my main hobby. I like being at home and I'm very happy being in my house, I love cooking.

I just like to sit and admire my garden; it's so well kept by my gardener and my girlfriend.

When I'm sifting the compost seed or pruning, I argue over issues in my head; I talk to myself.

What would surprise a lot of people about me... I'm a gardener! I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate.