The wild Roses run up to great heights in hedge and thicket, and never look so well as when among the tangles of mixed growth of wild forest land or clambering through some old gnarled thorn-tree.
Gertrude Jekyll
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Wood and Garden (1899); Exact wording and attribution checked. Reflections of a gardener on learning from plants, seasonal beauty, and restraint in modifying woodland.
- Wood and Garden (1899)
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