#flower

So high do these plants stand in the favour of the Chinese gardener, that he will cultivate them extensively, even against the wishes of his employer; and, in many instances, rather leave his situation than give up the growth of his favourite flower. ↗

— Robert Fortune

#chinese #cultivate #employer #even #extensively

How does a pansy, for example, select the ingredients from soil to get the right colors for the flower? Now there's a great miracle. I think there's a supreme power behind all of this. I see it in nature. ↗

— Clyde Tombaugh

#colors #does #example #flower #for example

Flower was a good metaphor for growth. The song is obviously about sexual responsibility, so that was the main metaphor. Also, it's like knowing who someone has been and remembering and appreciating that, but really appreciating what they are now even more. ↗

— Jody Watley

#also #appreciating #been #even #flower

The time was ripe for Flower. The vibe was right. ↗

— Jody Watley

#right #ripe #time #vibe

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears. ↗

— William Wordsworth

#deep #flower #give #lie #me

How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold. ↗

— William Wordsworth

#bloom #bold #does #down #flower

Earth is a flower and it's pollinating. ↗

— Neil Young

#flower

I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that's just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I'm a green guy. ↗

— Steve Zahn

#covered #cut #everything #flower #garden

It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell the fragrance. ↗

— Lena Horne

#fragrance #get #nice #smell #still

I want to grow a flower for every time someone tells me “F*** you.” Then I’ll go back to that person and pin the flower on their lapel in a gesture of friendship. And while they are looking down on it in astonishment, I’ll bunch up my knuckles and punch them in the face. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#friendship #hilarious #humor #punch #ravings