Apparently Our Road Sign Is Doing Numbers Again

 

We’d love to tell you this was carefully planned. 

It wasn’t.

To start the year, the road sign out front of Georgina Garden Centre quietly climbed past 52,322 views online and counting. No ads. No boosting. No marketing campaign. Just a roadside sign doing what it does best: saying the thing everyone’s already thinking and letting the internet run with it. 

For a garden centre sign in Keswick, Ontario, that feels worth talking about.

 

The Current Messages (Yes, Both Sides)

If you’ve driven by recently, you already know.

If you haven’t, here’s what’s been stopping traffic and starting group chats:

Side One: SOMETIMES I MEET PEOPLE AND FEEL BAD FOR THEIR DOG

Side Two: THE DATING POOL DEFINITELY HAS PEE IN IT

That’s the whole joke.

No explanation.

No follow-up.

No apology.

How a Road Sign Ends Up All Over the Internet

There’s a pattern. It happens every single time.

Someone drives by.

Someone laughs.

Someone snaps a photo.

Someone posts it.

And then it’s gone.

After that, the sign shows up:

• on Reddit
• on humour pages we didn’t know existed
• translated into languages we definitely don’t speak
• reposted on forums that have absolutely nothing to do with gardening 

At that point, it’s not really our sign anymore. It’s just… out there.

Judging by the 52,322 views already this year, people seem more than happy to help it travel.

 

Why We Keep Doing It

Yes, we sell plants.

Yes, we sell soil, trees, mulch, and all the sensible garden centre things.

But we also believe:

• humour travels faster than advertising
• people need a laugh more than another slogan
• and if a sign makes you slow down for three seconds, it’s done its job 

The road sign isn’t the result of a strategy meeting or a branding exercise. It’s just part of who we are — the same straight talk you get inside, just bigger and in block letters.

More Than a Funny Road Sign

The sign works because it matches the place.

When people come to Georgina Garden Centre, they’re not looking for pressure or plant jargon. They’re looking for honest advice, good plants, and conversations that feel human. The sign just happens to deliver that before you even turn into the driveway.

If it makes you laugh, nod, groan, or argue with whoever’s in the passenger seat — perfect. That means it’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.

 

Where to Find the Sign (Before It Changes Again)

If you want to see the sign in person — because it will change — you’ll find it at:

Georgina Garden Centre

Woodbine Avenue & Old Homestead Road

Keswick, Ontario

Drive by.

Read it.

Debate it.

And if it pops up online from another country next week, now you know how it got there.

 

Final Thoughts

We’ll admit it — we’re proud.

A roadside sign pulling 52,322 views to start the year tells us one thing loud and clear: people are still paying attention, and humour still works.

So we’ll keep changing the letters.

We’ll keep saying the quiet parts out loud.

And we’ll keep letting a garden centre sign do what it apparently does best.

(And yes… the dating pool still has pee in it.)

Happy gardening!