Best 5 quotes of Rosemary Verey on MyQuotes

A garden in winter is the absolute test of the true gardener.

Colours change: in the morning light, red shines out bright and clear and the blues merge into their surroundings, melting into the greens; but by the evening the reds loose their piquancy, embracing a quieter tone and shifting toward the blues in the rainbow. Yellow flowers remain bright, and white ones become luminous, shining like ghostly figures against a darkening green background.

Good bones are important, so it is wise to go slowly and get your plan right before launching into a vital project.

How I would love to be transported into a scented Elizabethan garden with herbs and honeysuckles, a knot garden and roses clambering over a simple arbor.

Winter's palette is clear and spare, restrictive enough to curb the excesses of even the most daring gardeners.