Northeast Gardening: Another Quote, 1 by PrimroseSue

PrimroseSue wrote:
The other quote thread was long. Came from here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/792939/

Here's a great one I read today! The book is The Gardener's Bed-Book by Richardson Wright (orig. 1929). It's like a gardener's devotional, with a short reading for every day of the year.

January 25. "Death Comes To The Gardener"
"I like the pagan custom of burying a man with the symbol of his profession in his hand - the sceptre for the king, the sword for the soldier, the chalice for the priest. Then why not the trowel for the gardener? It would be pleasant to think that on Judgment Day you could tell the gardeners apart from all the others by the trowels they carry! . . . And lest this will appear incongruous, perhaps they will dress me in my gardening clothes - the corduroys and the grayed undershirt. At least my neighbors will recognize me!"

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