Gardening
Well i finally went out and gardened yesterday. I now have a very different relationship with the garden. I made so many stupid mistakes in the past. I pulled up all the foxgloves and forget me nots. How awful is that? Than the Welsh poppies. The garden has never recovered from the trauma. Well, I have had to make amends. Over the years I have tried many things, but what I am realising now is that all i need to do is work WITH the garden. So yesterday, I left all the dandelions and i found and I selectively weeded the buttercups. I also continued for the final year to mulch the side of the house. I don't know what I will do next year when it is free of the most invasive weeds. Perhaps I will grow some shade tolerant plants like mint, etc. Or even create a pond area with running water. Bog irises and reeds. And the area along the side of the house, I'll plant with bulbs and then keep it short after the bulbs have bloomed.
It also needs some height, but again it is quite shady. So, just a general tidy up and keep it simple.
The back is the easiest place to work with. So that's not going to be a problem. But ive decided not to grow any food this year, but concentrate on flowers.
For some reason the calendula and the nasturtium didn't self seed this year. I don't know what happened to them.
So today is just concentrating on the house. Yup, that's right from here on in it will be only the house and nothing but the house. It usually only ever takes four hours, TOPS. I do not know why I make this such a big deal. But it HAS become a big deal since Rome. Rome effectively used up all my will and the house has become a giant dustball. When it gets like this it is very depressing for me. But never fear. The garden was sorted yesterday and the house will be sorted today. So it will all be fine.
The garden looks so different from yesterday. It was bright and the dandelions were all out and glowing in the heat. The bees visited them and we were all happy. It has completely changed now. It is good to have a garden. I have decided where my lilac tree is going to do now. Ok. HOUSE.
It also needs some height, but again it is quite shady. So, just a general tidy up and keep it simple.
The back is the easiest place to work with. So that's not going to be a problem. But ive decided not to grow any food this year, but concentrate on flowers.
For some reason the calendula and the nasturtium didn't self seed this year. I don't know what happened to them.
So today is just concentrating on the house. Yup, that's right from here on in it will be only the house and nothing but the house. It usually only ever takes four hours, TOPS. I do not know why I make this such a big deal. But it HAS become a big deal since Rome. Rome effectively used up all my will and the house has become a giant dustball. When it gets like this it is very depressing for me. But never fear. The garden was sorted yesterday and the house will be sorted today. So it will all be fine.
The garden looks so different from yesterday. It was bright and the dandelions were all out and glowing in the heat. The bees visited them and we were all happy. It has completely changed now. It is good to have a garden. I have decided where my lilac tree is going to do now. Ok. HOUSE.
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