Quote of the Day: Susan Orlean Explains How Gardening Is Like Math

Heather Horn 29 Views Sep 29, 2010
"Planting is existential, boundless, aspirational. Closing the garden for the winter is like doing a math equation and getting it right, ending with something finite and absolute."

- Susan Orlean in her New Yorker blog, commenting on the joys of pruning (with a comparison to editing)

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