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Blooming border

My front border has exploded into bloom. Seemingly overnight. Or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention.

Once more, there’s been a bit going on in my world. I wonder if I need to just accept that my life is chaotic and stop expecting it to be otherwise. But then I’d probably be bored if it was all plain sailing (says the woman who gets seasick on a millpond).

So this afternoon, I took time to actually look around me. And I mean REALLY look. There is so much beauty. So much to be grateful for. So much to appreciate.

These flowers don’t care about the state of things. They just bloom. A lesson to us all.

Blooming border

My front border has exploded into bloom. Seemingly overnight. Or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention.

Once more, there’s been a bit going on in my world. I wonder if I need to just accept that my life is chaotic and stop expecting it to be otherwise. But then I’d probably be bored if it was all plain sailing (says the woman who gets seasick on a millpond).

So this afternoon, I took time to actually look around me. And I mean REALLY look. There is so much beauty. So much to be grateful for. So much to appreciate.

These flowers don’t care about the state of things. They just bloom. A lesson to us all.

Mown down

I woke up this morning with a sense of determination. The kind of day where you end up saying ‘Right!’ a lot and springing into action (sometimes with a thigh slap for good measure).

I tackled the front lawn first. I say lawn. It was rather overgrown. It took 45 mins of huffing, puffing and lots of sweating to get it done.

Then it made the borders look really overgrown so plugged into a podcast and started the weeding. The podcast was really interesting. About values and how change can be uncomfortable because it’s hard.

Sadly rain stopped play (and my semi-dry washing wet again). Mad dash to get the mower and the washing in when the heavens opened.

So no doubt my lawn will already be growing again. Still at least it resembles a lawn now. It looks so much better when it’s done.

Blooming marvellous

When one of my neighbours moved away last year, she asked if I’d like some of the agapanthus from her garden. Never one to turn down a free plant, I happily accepted a clump.

I didn’t think to ask what colour it was or how big it would grown. I’m sure some gardeners would. I’m more of a throw it in and see how it fairs kinda gardener.

Well it’s an absolute stunner. And seems to love the warm weather as it’s exploded into flower. It looks great in the new border I created last year. And works really well with the other agapanthus, aliums and lilies.

Love it.

Boys together

I picked up Nero’s ashes today. He’s back with his brother now. I need to sort out the front garden so that I can bury them out there together. They both used to love sleeping in the border there. Seems a great place for them. 😻😻

I’ve decided I want to get rid of most of the grass out there. I say grass, it’s more moss and weeds. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Any tips on how to kill grass gratefully received.