This is from Plutarch’s Life of Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder (died 149 BCE)
One should buy land for tilling and grazing, not to make into gardens, where the oblect is merely to sprinkle the lawns and sweep the paths.
Well, pooey on you, Cato! Livy quotes him talking about the Lex Oppia, saying
Diseases must be known before their cures are found; by the same token, appetites come into being before the laws to limit their exercise.
Too hot for much gardening today. Filled the birdbath (ha, with 30+ inches of rain this year, the birds still use it every day) and did a little pruning this morning. Just a day for a cold drink and looking at things from the back deck while reading.
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