Quote of the day
What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back,—with a hinge in it.
Thomas Oliphant

Born: 1799
Died: 1873 (aged 74)
Bio: Thomas Oliphant was a Scottish musician, artist and author whose works were well known in their day. He wrote the chorale for the wedding of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Oliphant wrote the words to "Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly".






