Meaning they grow where they are unwanted. Sunflowers are looked upon as weeds (for shame!) when growing in cultivated fields or on grazing land of the Great Plains of North America. However, when they grow wild and free in valleys, we call them wildflowers. The sunflower is also a crop...
We are being asphyxiated, they say, by the smoke of the industry; we are suffocating in the ever growing mountain of rubbish. Every new project depicts its measureable effects and is denounced by protesters screaming about catastrophe, the upsetting of the land, the assault on nature. If we...
and crowned with a cap of liberty. The Americans of the United States planted poplars and other trees during the war of independence, “as symbols of growing freedom.” The Jacobins in Paris planted their first tree of liberty in 1790. The symbols used in France to decorate their trees of ...
22. “A plant needs to do more than stretch its leaves toward the sun. It also needs to send down roots deep into the ground. They hold on tightly in the dark, out of sight, where it is easy to forget about them. But it is the fact that a plant can do these two things at on...
Welcome to my page of quotations about trees, man’s brethren in nature as they are called. I’ve no idea why “advocates for the preservation of woodlands” (a.k.a. tree huggers) are generally held in negative regard in our society, but I am one — both figuratively and literally. ...
42. “I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.”– John Muir 43. “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, fo...
I've learned everything about gardening by trowel and error. - Unknown I want easy-care plants with extended interest. After all, even in cold-winter regions the growing season lasts for several months. Flowers are great, but I consider them an embellishment for plants with fantastic foliage,...
"I'm learning how to water plants from a true master!" "See that cave? I think some of Yoshi's favorite food is back there!" "The Toad Brigade runs this store!" "All visitors are welcome at the castle!" "Please, tell me all about Bubblaine!" "Hi there! Hats are all the rage...
It’s about growing as a person and understanding that you can change and that you, your thoughts and emotions and your life situation and all the important things in it are not set in stone. I hope this collection of the best growth mindset quotes can inspire and help you to create and...
I think every child born on this planet up to the age of about four or five is fascinated by the natural world. If they aren’t it’s because we deprive them of the opportunity. Over half the world’s population is urbanised and the thought that some children may grow up not looking...