27-04-2019, 06:45 PM | #11 |
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My lawn is a disaster, I just live with it, and the torts enjoy it.
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27-04-2019, 07:37 PM | #12 |
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In my eyes lawns are not supposed to be perfect, as nothing else is:0)
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We've always left the weeds in our lawn as that's all that keeps it green when the grass dies during the dry summer months. The tortoises that go on it from time to time enjoy the weeds as do the wild rabbits and the moles love to tunnel in it as well. It also means that it doesn't matter when the kids wear out patches playing cricket and football it always come back as it was before.
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Bet your neighbour’s neighbour was not amused when he came back from his holiday. I don’t know why I find that funny as I’d go mental if it happened to me, but it’s just the thought of a weed burner getting so out of control the fire brigade had to come. Our torts have their enclosures rather than roam the lawn so I often get the trowel out to transplant any good weeds into the weed patch before hubby mows, but it’s amazing how quickly they grow back after he does! I don’t mind the moss too much as I often use it for crafting and I like to lift it and put it around the pots as they look quite pretty and whimsical with moss, but hubby likes to keep the lawn looking nice. Hilarious really as he doesn’t do the gardening and hasn’t a clue what anything is. That’s definitely my role. I still remove anything toxic regardless, because of the dogs.
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28-04-2019, 07:00 PM | #16 |
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Weeds are only plants where you don't want them !!!!!! yaaaaah.
I actually pick as many dandelion heads and then they go to seed and I plant them all over the lawn. My neighbours love me....CB
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Bringing the tone of the neighbourhood down in one blow!
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Thanks for the advice. I'm not overly precious about weeds but the garden looks a mess and it's just getting worse. I will definitely leave some for Horacio.
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Monty will tell you to mow some of it and strategically place some long grass areas ( ie don't mow) and let the weeds grow up / wild flowers and mow around into shapes - it then looks like a cottage garden if this suits. It also allows more time, less mowing, whilst impressing your friends over tea and chat you are an expert landscaper, especially if you mow into a heart shape (I kid you know this is very impressive looking at a garden up the road. clip the edges though and leave any long grass or mossy areas around trees or shrubs , produces a lot of wildlife and bugs, CB
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Not convinced by the heart shape or the maintenance it would take to keep it that way.
Our lawn was a perfect circle when we bought the house... and then ripped out half the garden for the tort enclosures and a weed patch!
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