Planting Quotes

Work and thou canst escape the reward; whether the work be fine or course, planting corn or writing epics, so only it be honest work, done to thine own approbation, it shall earn a reward to the senses as well as to the thought. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

When you look at the footage, even where the eye hit, what do you see? Complete destruction. Everything's piled up against trees. Those big cypress trees lost all their branches, but they still held the ground. And that's what Chris is saying. They should be planting what's left out there, get that seed stock growing so that they can build soil. - Timothy Bottoms

When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see all the issues that I have to come to deal with. - Wangari Maathai

What has made Middle Creek so vital to waterfowl is its habitat diversity. Middle Creek is a shining example of progressive wildlife management. Through wildlife plantings, habitat enhancements, and wetland creation and manipulation, Middle Creek has been molded into an area that now rivals the Susquehanna River in waterfowl appeal. It has evolved into a waterfowl oasis in a section of the Atlantic Flyway dominated by intensive farming and development. - Jim Binder

We've been purchasing trees and planting throughout the park. - Wendy Gibson

We've also done planting on Adams' Farm and in Cherry Creek, so this is only part of it. - Jerry Jones