Garden Quote

I was in Sherborne today and saw a postcard with this Chinese proverb which I thought was rather splendid;

“If you want to be happy for a short time, get drunk.

If you want to be happy for a long time, fall in love.

If you want to be happy forever, make a garden!”

Amanda-Patton-Sussex

(this pic is of Ginny Blom’s 2007 Chelsea garden)