"O grant me, Heaven, a middle state, Neither too humble nor too great; More than enough, for nature's ends, With somet…"

"Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue: Where patience, honour, sweet humanity, Calm fortitude, take root, and st…"

"The human race are sons of sorrow born; And each must have his portion. Vulgar minds Refuse or cranch beneath their l…"

"Yes! I could find some comfort in the thought Of being scourged, Were there but hope that this defiling sin Which mar…"

"O to be like my Lord! Yet must I be Mine own self too, And to the nature He bestowed on me Be frankly true.The olive …"

"I remember more the atmosphere than specific memories — being in the garden and hanging out with both my parents whil…"

"I'm on a mission to get more of us to grow British wild flowers in our gardens. As ever-increasing numbers of these p…"

"'Madame Alfred Carrière' This was the first rose planted by Vita at in 1930, before the deeds were even signed, and i…"

"We moved to Perch Hill in 1994 from London and found a rather ramshackle ex- with a lot of concrete, corrugated iron …"

"Let’s start in the garden. This year cookery writers are as happy digging and planting as slicing and braising. Sarah…"