Plant Quotes That Inspire & Spark A Feeling Of Joy

As plant lovers we get inspired by working in our own gardens, it is truly a labor of love and so rewarding. The plant quotes that we’ve picked out really capture the love of gardening and the kind of care that goes into maintaining a garden space. We create a garden because we love the process, but also for the enjoyment it brings.

Whether you have flower gardens, cactus gardens, vegetable gardens, or mini indoor gardens these quotes are meant to bring a smile to your face. There are inspiring quotes here that will ring true to the plant lover with indoor plants as well.

Even if you don’t think you have a green thumb we bet you can find a plant that’s well suited for your experience level. We sure love having a beautiful plant (or many!) indoors because plant life adds so much to our home decor and they just make us feel so good.

A favorite quote of ours about gardening is that it’s a work of a lifetime and when the gardening spirit takes over, there’s no turning back. Whether you are an indoor gardener with a plethora of house plants or creating a beautiful masterpiece in your yard, plants make us all happier folks.

There are so many good things that come from growing plants, and one of the best things is that it can be therapeutic and a stress reducer. Our gardens are a gift of love we give to ourselves and future generations.

As Claude Monet so beautifully said, “I must have flowers, always and always.” We all know the power of words so please enjoy these great plant quotes all backed by our photos!

I don’t know whether nice people tend to grow roses or growing roses makes people nice.
— Roland A. Browne

pink roses background, plant quote text is I don't know whether nice people tend to grow roses or growing roses makes people nice.

Even if you think the Big Bang created the stars, don’t you wonder who sent the flowers?
— Robert Brault

pink and yellow coneflowers plant quotes Even if you think the Big Bang created the stars, don't you wonder who sent the flowers?

I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some.
— Herbert Rappaport

pink bougainvillea flowers with the quote i hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers someone is taking the time to plant some

Succulents are planttastic.

succulents used as background pof image plant quote reads Succulents Are Planttastic!

Where flowers bloom, so does hope.
— Lady Bird Johnson

purple wisteria background text reads Where flowers bloom, so does hope. — Lady Bird Johnson

Don’t let the prickly things in life get you down.

purple santa rita prickly pear background text reads dont let the prickly things in life get you down.

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.
-Mirabel Osler

gardens with arch in background plant quote 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.

Gardening is the work of a lifetime: you never finish.
— Oscar De La Renta

Gardening is our passion, here are many helpful guides on gardening: Vegetable Container Gardening, How To Attract Butterflies To Your Garden, 29 Plants That Attract Butterflies

Life is like a cactus, thorny but beautiful.

a cactus garden full of golden barrel cactus and other cactus varieties plant quotes reads Life is like a cactus, thorny but beautiful.

I like gardening — it’s a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.
— Alice Sebold

a tropical garden with the quote I like gardening it's a place where i find myself when i need to lose myself

Shop Owner: Sir, I can’t replace the plant just because you killed it. Gerhardt: I did not kill this plant, it was something. I gave it everything. I was talking to it, telling it stories. I drew a sketch of it, and put it on my refrigerator. Shop owner: Did you water it?
Movie Quote: 28 Days

kalanchoes in bloom, text reads Shop Owner: Sir, I can't replace the plant just because you killed it. Gerhardt: I did not kill this plant, it was something. I gave it everything. I was talking to it, telling it stories. I drew a sketch of it, and put it on my refrigerator. Shop owner: Did you water it?

Despite the gardener’s best intentions, Nature will improvise.
— Michael P. Garafalo

photo of golden poppies growing at base of mountain surrounded by trees plant quote Despite the gardener’s best intentions, Nature will improvise.

Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don’t they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.
-Ray Bradbury

sunflowers all in bloom text reads Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.

You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy succulents

a variety of succulents grouped together text reads You can't buy happiness, but you can buy succulents

Plants give us oxygen for the lungs and for the soul.
— Linda Solegato

tree aloes and euphorbia growing together, plant quote Plants give us oxygen for the lungs and for the soul.

Don’t wear perfume in the garden – unless you want to be pollinated by bees.
-Anne Raver

blue flower in bloom plant quote Don’t wear perfume in the garden – unless you want to be pollinated by bees.

Dear succulents, I promise I’ll never desert you.

rows of agave succulents with the quote dear succulents, I promise I'll never desert you

Plant lady is the new cat lady.
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close up of red & green succulents with the quote plant lady is the new cat lady

Note: This was originally published on 9/21/2019. It was republished on 2/8/2023 with more quotes & new images.

Feel free to follow our board on Pinterest where we’re collecting a bunch of gardening and nature sayings and proverbs. We hope you’ll keep these plant quotes handy when you need to see an uplifting message.

Plants are a source of green joy. Whether you like a funny plant quote or motivational quotes, we human beings know that plants make for a better world. We’ll leave you with this Gertrude Jekyll quote: ” a garden is a grand teacher… above all it teaches entire trust.“

Looking for more on gardening? Here are some gardening guides: Organic Flower Gardening, Plants That Attract Butterflies, How To Attract Butterflies, 5 Favorite Garden Tools, Herbs To Grow In Herbal Tea Garden

Happy Gardening!

Cassie & Nell

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