Bertha Damon Quote

The process of weeding can be as beneficial to the gardener as to the garden. It gives scope to the aggressive instinct — what a satisfaction to pull up an enemy by the roots and throw him into a heap! And yet, paradoxically, weeding is the most peaceful of any outdoor task.


A Sense of Humus (1943)


The process of weeding can be as beneficial to the gardener as to the garden. It gives scope to the aggressive instinct — what a satisfaction to...

The process of weeding can be as beneficial to the gardener as to the garden. It gives scope to the aggressive instinct — what a satisfaction to...

The process of weeding can be as beneficial to the gardener as to the garden. It gives scope to the aggressive instinct — what a satisfaction to...

The process of weeding can be as beneficial to the gardener as to the garden. It gives scope to the aggressive instinct — what a satisfaction to...