I have amassed a little collection of gardening quotes over the years and love to place them strategically around my house for inspiration, contemplation or humor. Here are a few of my favorites:There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling. ~Mirabel OslerGardening is a matter of your enthusiasm holding up until your back gets used to it. ~Author UnknownGod made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done. ~Author UnknownYou can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~Author UnknownThe greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. ~Abraham LincolnThe garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German ProverbIt pleases me to take amateur photographs of my garden, and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look professional. ~Robert BraultAnybody who wants to rule the world should try to rule a garden first. ~Author UnknownIn almost every garden, the land is made better and so is the gardener. ~Robert RodaleLife begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese ProverbWhy try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden. ~Robert BraultMy rule of green thumb for mulch is to double my initial estimate of bags needed, and add three. Then I'll only be two bags short. ~Author Unknown