Re: The gardening thread

[Fangirl Three]

When I had to use a stepladder in the garden, I'd always lean a big heavy paving stone on the bottom rung for stability.

And then I'd always forget it was there when I descended, and fall off the second rung backwards.

Getting rid of the cuttings is a very important consideration in the garden. I learnt from experience that when planning a pruning session, I should reserve the second half of the available garden time for cutting disposal.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

I hacked at the laurel hedge earlier. It's probably about 10ft tall and I had to get up on the top step of the step ladder and nervously lop off some of the thicker branches as the step ladder occasionally wobbled. The green bin is now overflowing with laurel leaves, with surplus branches stacked up awaiting an empty green bin in over a week's time.

I think I did quite a good job, despite the terrifying heights.

I used to use a step ladder too but now I've got telescopic shears, telescopic loppers and an electric trimmer with a big long pole on it.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

I get rid of the leaves by flinging them on the front lawn and running the lawnmower over them. By some strange magic, it makes them disappear completely.

[cosmictanya]

I get rid of the leaves by flinging them on the front lawn and running the lawnmower over them. By some strange magic, it makes them disappear completely.

That's a genuinely great tip.

When pruning etc on my terrace, I get rid of everything by simply throwing it over the side.

[cosmictanya]

My favourite plumbago auriculata kept dying on the terrace in midwinter, so I bought a little one for the house. It's arrived. It's eight feet tall.

[cosmictanya]

I miss the bleached terracotta urns with unobtrusive wire stands which I left behind in a flat I was bailing out of, many years ago. I miss them ever more with each passing year. Today is a particularly bereft day. I've invested in a couple of very impressive solar lights, and as I looked out at the warm glow last night in admiration, all I could think was how great they'd look out there. The sense of loss hasn't lifted all day.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

I have mowed my lawn.

Judging by the weather forecasts for the next week, it might be my last mow of the year.

I have even mowed my mini-meadow, like you're supposed to in September.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

It's the first time I've mowed my lawn in months. It's barely grown this year. I assume that's because of the heatwaves.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

After years of struggling to use my flymo on a ridiculously steep patch of garden, it's suddenly occurred to me that I don't actually have to mow it. I could just leave that area to grow wild and designate it as a, "mini-meadow.

This man's done it and now he has deers appearing in his garden.



I wonder if I'll get deers appearing in my garden?

No deers have appeared in my garden.

[Fangirl Three]

# One Wend went to mow, mow her mini-meadow
One Wend and her deer, went to mow a meadow

[cosmictanya]

My favourite plumbago auriculata kept dying on the terrace in midwinter, so I bought a little one for the house. It's arrived. It's eight feet tall.

From about two weeks after this overly hopeful post, that plant has been in what I'm praying is recovery. It's about half a foot tall, and only the central stem is left. I had no choice. I went to admire it one morning, having invested in a beautiful Tunisian clay pot for it, only to find it had given up on life overnight. It had been blooming profusely up to then. I almost cried while I was cutting it down.

[cosmictanya]

My roses of Sharon don't seem to be doing too well.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

I have just cleared all the leaves from my front path.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

Is it leaves or leafs?

[The Call of the Wendigo]

Anyway, there were millions of them.

And they were all soggy.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

After years of struggling to use my flymo on a ridiculously steep patch of garden, it's suddenly occurred to me that I don't actually have to mow it. I could just leave that area to grow wild and designate it as a, "mini-meadow."

Admittedly, it only occurred to me because, last night, YouTube suddenly started recommending videos to me about the desirability of leaving areas of your lawn to grow wild.

Regardless, it is what I shall do.

That's not a bad idea. Depending on the shape of the lawn you could always mow a pathway through the middle of any "mini-meadow".

Why not scatter some seeds and see which ones take? You may as well experiment, you could end up with an attractive floral meadow, or even a few things that can be eaten.

I've just ordered loads and loads and loads of seeds to fling at my mini-meadow.

[The Call of the Wendigo]

In the two years I've been doing my mini-meadow for, the only flowers that have grown in it have been red and yellow hawkweed. I'm hoping to attain more variety, this year.

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

The sheep have probably eaten all the other flowers.

[Nightjar]

# One Wend went to mow, mow her mini-meadow

[Fangirl Three]

That wasn't meant to be suggestive, honestly.

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