tidy the garden

I just mowed the lawns – front and back.
And got rid of a load of weeds in an overgrown flower bed.
And cut back some trees that I keep trying to kill off.
This was inspired partly by the fact that my parents are visiting on the weekend, and partly by the fact that our next door neighbours have just done some major work on their garden and I felt that I ought to do something with ours.
Amazingly I actually quite enjoyed it. I have a real sense of achievement, even though I’m completely worn out.
I hope I’ll keep it up, but I know myself, and probably won’t.

Another weekend been and gone, and I’ve still not touched the garden. I’ve a good excuse though… But that’s what I say all the time. The grass desparately needs mowing. I really can’t put that off much longer. I will do it this week.

The garden is currently a mess. The lawn needed mowing 2 weeks ago, but it’s been too hot. It’s supposed to be cooler over the weekend, so I hope to do it then.

We currently have no privacy in our garden; the fence to one side of us is a 6 foot solid wood one, to the other side we have a 3 foot rotting wire thing. One of the first jobs I want to do is to measure the garden up for a new fence. Once we have some privacy, I hope to use the garden more and be more willing to put the effort in.

My parents are very keen gardeners and have a lovely garden. I always get enthused for gardening right after I visit them. Maybe I should visit more often.