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Old 16-01-2009, 10:12 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default fear of the unknown? rather OT

On 16/1/09 17:35, in article ,
"Roy Norris" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:49:51 +0000, Klara
wrote:



'Man is always, I think, made fearful by what he does not understand....

'A lady wishing to keep people from crossing her lawn put up a notice
BEWARE OF THE DOG.
It had no effect.

She then put one up BEWARE FIERCE DOG
- still no effect -

But when she put up BEWARE AGAPANTHUS, no one dared come near.'

Jim Ede - Founder of Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. (from ‘Open House’
Exhibition Catalogue)



When I heard the story it was "beware creeping fescue" which I felt
sounded slightly more sinister.

What would be readers dire warning to trespassers?



Beware of the Bull is rather mundane but it worked for us in a field where
people kept stealing daffodils.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)