My second offering from a book I bought in a charity shop recently…..
1. Whenever you set out to do anything worthwhile in the garden, something else needs doing first.
corollaries:
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There is never enough time to do it right
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It’s too late to do it again
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If there’s enough time and you’re not too late, it will rain.
2. In anything can go wrong in the garden, it will.
corollary:
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Every solution breeds new blight.
3. Backache is invisible.
corollaries:
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Backache can be heard but not seen.
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The one certian thing abotu backache is gardening.
4. You can cultivate the plot until your fingers turn green: if you can get it to weed itself, patent the method quick.
corollary:
If you can get the lawn to mow itself then you’ve got a sure-fire winner.
From : ‘Mrs. Murphy’s Laws of Gardening’ – Faith Hines (Temple House books, 1992)
Old School Gardener
Whilst on holiday in Suffolk recently, I ventured into one of several Charity Shops to look at the books, especially those on gardening. I came across a little paperback which takes a ‘sideways look’ at gardening and bought it (for the princely sum of £1) in order to share some of the best little offerings with you. For a 1990’s book it sounds a little quaint, I think, especially in relation to gender stereotyping in the garden (and elsewhere)! Tell me what you think…
Old School Garden 