170 miles from Chicago, 30 miles from Champaign, IL, Rockhome Gardens is five miles west of Arcola. It is a unique garden with much unusual rockwork that caters to tourists and gives some insight into the 1800's life and the Amish. Throughout the garden are posted many 'amusing Amish Dutch' sayings. A pamphlet, "Rockhome Sayings", records many of them. Here are a few:
Suggested names for garden clubs: "Hoe and Hope", "Weeders Digest", "Plan and Ponder", and "Yard Birds".
There's no fool like an old fool. You just can't beat experience.
Criticism is the one thing most of us think is more blessed to give than to receive.
A smile always adds to your "face value".
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