Reginald Farrer Quotes

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I think the true gardener is a lover of his flowers, not a critic of them. I think the true gardener is the reverent servant of Nature, not her truculent, wife-beating master. I think the true gardener, the older he grows, should more and more develop a humble, grateful and uncertain spirit.

Reginald Farrer

Reginald Farrer

Reginald Farrer

Born: February 17, 1880

Died: October 17, 1920 (aged 40)

Bio: Reginald John Farrer, was a traveller and plant collector. He published a number of books, although is best known for My Rock Garden.

Known for:

My rock-garden (1907)
In old Ceylon (1908)
The rainbow bridge
Alpines and bog-plants (1908)
The Garden of Asia (1904)

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