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Here are some wise and inspiring quotes by Mirabel Osler (1925 – 2016), the English garden writer and designer whose work celebrates the wild, poetic and ever-changing nature of gardens. ([Wikipedia][1])
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### Selected Quotes
* “The very soul of a garden is shrivelled by zealous regimentation.” ([Lib Quotes][2])
* “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.” ([A-Z Quotes][3])
* “Planting trees is a venture into the future, it is a hand held out to other generations.” ([Lib Quotes][2])
* “Surely ruminating and lolling, squandering slivers of time as you ponder on this or that plant; … Why shouldn’t we? We sit in other people’s gardens, why not in our own.” ([A-Z Quotes][4])
* “Reading books about gardens is a potent pastime; books nourish a gardener’s mind in the same way as manure nourishes plants.” ([Goodreads][5])
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### Why these resonated
* Osler emphasizes the **joy** and **leisure** of gardening: taking time, sitting, observing, rather than just manic-maintenance.
* She celebrates the **organic and imperfect** side of nature (“venture into the future,” “the soul of a garden is shrivelled by zealous regimentation”) which reminds us that growth, change and even “chaos” are part of beauty.
* Her metaphors link gardening to wider life-lessons: planting trees as legacy, reading as nourishment, time spent as value.
* The quotes invite a shift from seeing the garden as merely a project to seeing it as a place of reflection, connection, and continuity.
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If you like, I can pull together **10 more quotes** from her books (with page references if available) and we can also **translate some of them into Swedish**. Would that be helpful?
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabel_Osler?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”Mirabel Osler”
[2]: https://libquotes.com/mirabel-osler?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”Mirabel Osler (10+ Sourced Quotes)”
[3]: https://www.azquotes.com/author/91625-Mirabel_Osler?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”TOP 11 QUOTES BY MIRABEL OSLER | A-Z Quotes”
[4]: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1497662?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”Mirabel Osler quote: Surely ruminating and lolling …”
[5]: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/460668-a-gentle-plea-for-chaos?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”A Gentle Plea for Chaos Quotes by Mirabel Osler”
