Gardening

Subject:  Gardening

Quote:  “I ought to garden in gloves, I know.  I do start in them sometimes.  But I always tear them off sooner or later.  One can feel things so much better with bare hands.”

Character:  Mrs. Margaret Babbington

Chapter/Story:  13

Book Title/Copyright:  Murder in Three Acts, 1934


Subject:  Gardening
Quote:  Hercule Poirot looked vaguely round at the neat arrangement of the small beds.  He murmured, “It is well-planned, this garden.  Everything is to scale.  It is small but exact.”
            Mr. Barnes said, “When you have only a small place you’ve got to make the most of it.  You can’t afford to make mistakes in the planning.”
Characters:  Hercule Poirot and Mr. Barnes
Chapter/Story:  8—Fifteen, Sixteen, Maids in the Kitchen
Book Title/Copyright:  An Overdose of Death, 1940


Subject:  Peonies
Quote:  “Peonies…are most unaccountable.  Either they do—or they don’t do.  But if they do establish themselves, they are with you for life, so to speak, and really most beautiful varieties nowadays.”
Character:  Miss Jane Marple
Chapter/Story:  2
Book Title/Copyright:  What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! [4:50 From Paddington], 1957