Rachel Lambert Mellon quotes:

One of the first gardens I did outside the family was for the designer Hattie Carnegie. I was 23 then, and I went to her salon, but could not afford any of her dresses myself, though I loved them. Miss Carnegie suggested I do a garden in exchange for a coat and dress, and so I designed and planted a garden for her.

As a child, I had lived many years in Southampton and sang in the choir of the Dune Church.

I was sitting alone in a grim mood - furious that the press attacked Senator Edwards on the price of a haircut. But it inspired me - from now on, all haircuts, etc., that are necessary and important for his campaign - please send the bills to me... It is a way to help our friend without government restrictions.

I was sitting alone in a grim mood - furious that the press attacked Senator Edwards on the price of a haircut. But it inspired me - from now on, all haircuts, etc., that are necessary and important for his campaign - please send the bills to me. ... It is a way to help our friend without government restrictions.

Wild flowers grow where they will.

I always design a landscape with fixed horizons whether it be mountains or a stone wall around a 20-foot-square plot.

The sky is a free asset in design, and nothing unnecessary should be planted that takes away the sky.

You know I'm weak on good looks.

Part of creating is understanding that there is always more to do; nothing is ever completely finished.