The Littlest Gardening Giftbook ...

I treated myself to another ‘little book’ filled with gems of gardening wisdom ... this time not on practical ways of keeping out pests but on rather stacked full of little quotes from other gardeners to read in five minutes ... but provide little chuckles for the rest of the day ...

Just a few samples to amuse ...

Annual
A plant that completes its life cycle in one season (the term season means between two and ten days)
Isn’t that the truth?

Cloche
A small shelter for slugs, snails and woodlice
Yes ... I’m convinced a sign goes up in the neighbourhood ‘new accommodation available ... including fresh food on tap’

Herbicide
An expensive method of watering weeds.

Perennial
Any plant that survives for more than three months.

From: A Glossary Of Gardening Terms
[by Stuart and Linda MacFarlane]