To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon greenness is the most complete refreshment.-Jane Austen

In the spring at the end of the sidereal day , you should sense like dirt.-Margaret Atwood

I wish gardening – it ’s a place where I recover myself when I need to lose myself . – Alice Sebold

A morning - glory at my window fulfill me more than the metaphysics of books.-Walt Whitman

Flowers are restful to look at . They have neither emotions nor conflicts.-Sigmund Freud

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the world , and no culture comparable to that of the garden.-Thomas Jefferson

There you have it . horticulture brings contentment and a feeling of oneness with nature – a interest that should be encouraged for the people you have intercourse . In the spirit of summate to the health and felicity of the gardener(s ) in our lives , here is a list of suggest gifts . One or more is sure to please !

Books :

A Rich Place on Earthby Peter Hatch

Fifty Plants That Changed Historyby Bill Laws

Flora of Virginiaby Alan S Weakley

Newcomb ’s Wildflower Guideby Lawrence Newcomb and Gordon Morrison

50 Beautiful Deer - Resistant works : The Prettiest Annuals , Perennials , Bulbs , and shrub that Deer Do n’t Eatby Ruth Rogers Clausen and San Detrick

The Perennial Care Manual : A Plant - by - Plant Guide : What to Do and When to Do Itby Nancy J. Ondra and Rob Cardillo

What ’s Wrong With My Plant ( And How Do I specify It ? ): A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies ( What ’s Wrong Series)by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth

The Living Landscapeby Douglas W. Tallamy

Bringing Nature Homeby Douglas W. Tallamy

Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History – Bill Laws

Continuing breeding :

The one - day Piedmont Landscape Association ( PLA ) seminar hold every February at the Paramount Theater on the business district mall in Charlottesville . Checkhttp://www.piedmontlandscape.org/seminar.htmlin December for 2017 seminar detail .

Tufton Farms , one of Thomas Jefferson ’s fourth part farm , now home of the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants , offers many interesting educational lectures and courses , including theSaturdays in the Garden Workshopsand lecture offered at Tufton ’s three one-year open houses . For more entropy , seewww.monticello.org .

Lewis - Ginter Gardens in Richmond offers classes on theme range from gardening and landscape design to botanical illustrating . Seewww.lewisginter.org .

Lewis Ginter Gardens in Richmond – voted # 4 public garden in North America by readers ofUSA Today . you may check the “ What ’s in Bloom ” feature on their site to get a current update on what ’s in flush .

United States Botanic Garden and the National Garden , Washington , DC

Norfolk Botanical Garden

Chanticleer Gardens , Wayne , PA , the country acres of the Rosengarten family line , offers beautiful garden . Be aware that the parking lot arrest 120 railway car and , if it ’s full , you ’ll be asked to return at a later time .

2017 Annual Flower Show in Philadelphia , March 11 - March 19 , at the Pennsylvania Convention Center . This year ’s composition keep the wonder of Holland .

The 2017 Annual Festival of Houses and Gardens , Charleston , SC , March 16 - April 22

North Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington , April 5 - 9 . Many events , including the Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Garden Tour

The Biltmore Festival of Flowers , Asheville , NC , April - May

WeThe Garden Shed Teamwish you and your family aSafeandHappy Holiday Seasonand we look frontwards to you check by The Garden Shed in 2017 .