By MICHELE BESCHEN, DIY Network

"Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself" -- Mark Twain

"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity" -- Plato

"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old" -- Franz KafkaThe gardening season is coming to a close, and the leaves seem to be in a big hurry to change colors and start their downward descent. This makes me all the more anxious to hurry up and preserve the few things that remain while I have the chance.

"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." -- Frank Lloyd Wright"Go outside! Have an adventure! Explore!"

"When gardeners garden, it is not just plants that grow, but the gardeners themselves." -- Ken DruseThe past few weeks have been busy with yard and garden cleanup at my house, and as I was running around from one end of the yard to the other, I was all the more appreciative of the gardening accessories that I've rigged up for myself over the years.

"On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting." --Jackson Pollock

"There are no rules here, we are trying to accomplish something."...Thomas Alva Edison

"More than 90 percent of the world's total supply of drinking water is groundwater. Once contaminated, groundwater is very difficult and very costly to clean"...www.h20university.org