(16 quotes found)
“We can get fuel from fruit, from that shrub by the roadside, or from apples, weeds, saw-dust - almost anything! There is fuel in every bit of vegetable matter that can be fermented. There is enough alcohol in one year's yield of a hectare of potatoes to drive the machinery necessary to cultivate the field for a hundred years. And it remains for someone to find out how this fuel can be produced commercially - better fuel at a cheaper price than we know now.”
Henry Ford
“The property is wide open now. All of the magnolias succumbed, and countless smaller shrubs and perennials were washed away. The lawns were lost, too.”
Bill Noble
“Anyone can find Vanessa around Andalusia planting trees, shrubs and flowers. She is always picking up limbs or mowing grass. No matter what the job is, Vanessa is always smiling and waving to everyone as they pass by her.”
Dianne Jones
“Eradication of this unquenchable shrub [tamarisk] will save water, lower salinity levels and create a more congenial habitat for the Southwest Willow Flycatcher and a number of other riparian species.”
Wayne Allard
“They don't have the root system to pull them through. Trees and shrubs and older plants can push out new growth after the primary growth has been killed off, but shallow rooted plants can't.”
David Jackson
“The rhododendrons, plots of wild strawberries, flame azaleas, Solomon's seal, sweet shrub, mountain laurel, ginseng, Fraser magnolia...create a seemingly infinite green tapestry that surrounds the trail.”
William Bartram
“We're worried about fire. There is a loss of vitality because the humidity in grass or shrubs is very low.”
Dan Lynn
“Over the years, we produced about 2,000 trees, shrubs and other plant material per year. That doesn't include sea oats: we grew about 70,000 sea oats over the past three years.”
Stephen Kintner
“Whether it's tomatoes or new shrubs, everyone wants to put their own touch on their yards.”
Steven Dray
“I think David and Sam just fed these trees and shrubs and tended them very well. They probably get twice as much growth out of a plant because of their care philosophy.”
Randy Randolph
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