When the world wearies ...

"When the world wearies and society does not satisfy, there is always the garden." For decades, this charming aphorism (by one Minnie Aumonier, whose fame would appear to rest on little else than this fine aphorism) was on a large sign outside a plant nursery beside the Pacific Highway at Taree, New South Wales. I read it, I suppose, several hundred times, but have no photo. Nor can I find one on Google Images. Does anyone have a photo of this famous sign, which was probably read by millions? Do you remember this apothegm? Did it mean anything to you, as it did to me?

Alternative versions, found by googling:
"When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden."
"When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden."


Categories: gardening