Spent 2 hours cutting dead stuff down (mostly peony foliage), revealing weeds that will have to be pulled another day. Sigh.
One Chore Begets Another
Working the soil brings me back to my own nature, as I now understand that tending a garden is the same as taking care of myself.
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Twitter: @commonweeder
The withering peony foliage AND the weeds are calling to me. But yesterday the wind blew. And blew. The rain fell. So I went and visited a friend and we talked about gardens – and lots more beside.
I think that I am easily distracted. I go out into the garden to accomplish one task, and I find that I look up four hours later, and have not even started what I went out for.
Deborah at Kilbourne Grove´s last blog ..My Garden Design: Part I
I too have an out of control perennial bed. I used a spring trimmer to get rid of all of the weeds because there were far too many of them. I dug out as many of the plants and transplanted as I could. The crab grass has totally taken over but I still have plants left behind. Any idea as to the best way to get rid of the grass and not disturb the plants? I plan on in spring moving what comes up but so much that is left (bulbs, etc.) will not be able to get through the grass.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Sue
Twitter: @DigginFood
I meant to weed today too. Then I noticed that all my lamb’s ear had a serious case of powdery mildew. So I spent all my time picking off the icky leaves. Then I got distracted by the sunshine and sat on my porch, soaked up, and looked at my weeds. It was a good time.
There is a time for weeding, and a time for not weeding. This time of the year, I tend to wander around the garden and just do whatever calls to me. Those peony leaves called to me; they made the whole garden look bad. The weeds hiding underneath them are not calling to me so much.
BUT: The great thing about pulling weeds in the fall is that you know they will stay gone until spring, unlike the endlessly repeating task of pulling and pulling all summer.
Some weeds grow under the snow and are there when snow melts. But you can’t pull them until the soil thaws.
Twitter: @element321
Sadley this season I let my garden get out of had. Since the weather has cooled off some I have been spending a time in the yard when I am not to busy and not feeling bad. Yesterday I was out pulling weeds that were 10 foot tall and I found even more weeds in areas that should not be. So yes, “One Chore Begets Another.”
Element, my garden has gotten out of hand more times than I can count. Perhaps my post on Triage Weeding will help you.
What joy.
I really like the quote at the end of your blog by Laurie Lyle.
Thank you. The quotes rotate, so the next time you visit, you will probably see a different one. Your comment made me want to tell you the title of the book, and in searching for it I discovered I had misspelled the author’s name. The correct spelling is Laurie Lisle, and the name of the book is Four Tenths of an Acre: Reflections on a Gardening Life
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