[Casa] Certainly not horticulture ...

[dancefloorlandmine]

Oops - maybe I left it a bit long before mowing my lawn - I've got one of those Qualcast Mow'N'Trim things - like a strimmer with a replaceable plastic "blade", on wheels. The strain of dealing with the somewhat luxuriant growth melted the blade (ok, in the interests of accuracy, it's more like a coffee stirrer), and it spanged off as I was just about done. Still, a pyrrhic victory for the lawn, as while the edges are still a little ragged, the remainder looks a lot better. (I say lawn because it has grass - it's only about six by ten, so no visions of expansive striped acres, please.)

And in a horticultural tip ... should one wish to acquire a nice, leaf-covered wall, there is a simple solution. Simply mix in with the sand used to make the render a handful of bindweed roots. This will ensure that the next occupant of your flat will discover leafy tendrils appearing out of the front garden wall at random locations ... [grin]

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[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

The house where I grew up had a massive garden, and I had an industrial-sized strimmer (with a couple of hundred feet of flex) to keep it relatively under control.

I now have a very small garden, but I'm not really much of a gardener. So about 3-4 times a year I dig out the strimmer and attack the worst of the undergrowth. To a certain extent, I enjoy having a "wild" garden.

As opposed to my neighbour, who has a bowling green lawn, manicured flower beds and all that stuff. I see her look over to my garden and sigh mournfully.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

I think mine constitutes "semi-wild" at the moment - some of the plants are having what appears to be a bad hair day - the buddleia and lavender have both gone nova ...