Quotes by Rick Findlay

“So I started gardening. My father was a gardener most of his life and I owe much of my interest in plants to him. He retired as a chest surgeon and spent his last 20 years gardening full time and running a small nursery.”

“Theres 15,000 years of this square mile discussed in this book.”

“I am a collector, which is something of a curse in the gardening world. Rather than acquire plants to realize a design, I purchase them on their merits and then struggle to integrate them into an ever changing landscape. Its tough on the design, but otherwise satisfying.”