That's funny . . . because our next door neighbor has a picture perfect yard, and we half-joke that it's good we have a privacy fence so that it's harder for passersby to compare his yard with our weed-infested nightmare. But, no matter how many times we ask, he won't take care of ours as well.
He isn't married, nor does he have kids. He spends most of his free time in his yard. Strange thing is, he hates mowing, so he keeps decreasing the amount of grass by increasing flowers, shrubs, etc., that take much more time and effort to maintain than grass. Of course, we don't even maintain our grass properly!
So, if you ever find yourself in Minnesota, you'll have to be satisfied with sitting on our falling-apart deck while looking over the fence at a nice garden . . .
You seem to have the best deal to me: you get to enjoy looking at someone else's beautiful garden without all the hassle.
he hates mowing, so he keeps decreasing the amount of grass by increasing flowers, shrubs, etc., that take much more time and effort to maintain than grass.
Ha! - in the way I hate emptying the dishwasher, and will do the washing up instead.
Particularly peaceful first thing in the morning: the sun hits it in a certain way, and you can hear the traffic starting to build up, but you're secluded from it.
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Could you come across the pond and take care of our backyard? Please?
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How do you keep off the slugs?
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He isn't married, nor does he have kids. He spends most of his free time in his yard. Strange thing is, he hates mowing, so he keeps decreasing the amount of grass by increasing flowers, shrubs, etc., that take much more time and effort to maintain than grass. Of course, we don't even maintain our grass properly!
So, if you ever find yourself in Minnesota, you'll have to be satisfied with sitting on our falling-apart deck while looking over the fence at a nice garden . . .
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he hates mowing, so he keeps decreasing the amount of grass by increasing flowers, shrubs, etc., that take much more time and effort to maintain than grass.
Ha! - in the way I hate emptying the dishwasher, and will do the washing up instead.
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I see dill and sage, thyme and rosemary. You, too, can live from now till Judgement Day on processed food!
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Lovely on summer afternoons, although it's been tipping it down the past week or so. Or else very windy.
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You, too, can live from now till Judgement Day on processed food!
:-D
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Your weather sounds like ours, at least until a couple of days ago. Had any snow? ;)
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That's nicer, in a way, than being completely insulated from it - it emphasises the peacefulness :)
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