Tom Spencer Quotes (9 Quotes)

All gardens, even the most native and naturalistic, benefit from the hand of an artful pruner. In this season where the garden is poised for the green flood of springtime, remember that our gardens are cocreations, shared with mother earth. And like any good mother, she expects you to tidy up your room. Now get clipping.

Not many people can strike out once in three at-bats and still hit .300.

It's really about spirituality. Gardening is a metaphor.

I had originally wanted to be a journalist and write editorials. I also liked the extended interviews done by Dick Cavett and Bill Moyers. That seemed like a wonderful life.

I still want to give him the benefit of the doubt. He went from seeing 80-mph fastballs in high school to 90 mph last year.

Just because a county may drop its burn ban, though, doesn't mean that all risk of escaped fires is gone and that residents can throw all caution to the wind with their outdoor burning. With dry weather and gusty winds predicted for most of the week, the risk of grass fires will likely grow with every day that passes without rain.

You have homes in fields that were once used for agricultural purposes. Those fields are often grass that dries out over the winter and creates a lot of fire fuel.

When he takes off (to catch a fly ball), he doesn't really track the ball well. A couple of times he can be a couple of billboards off. But it's not a problem with him working on it. He really needs to make a commitment to do it on a daily basis to help himself.

That's quite an asset. Sometimes I fail to realize he's just out of high school. Normally, we get college kids. It's nice to have someone like that to work with from the start.