Uncle! Uncle!
I call "Uncle" -- as in "I give up". I surrender! I'm done.
Some nice young man my coworker recommended is coming over this weekend to give me an estimate on lawn services for the summer. The mere thought of having to trim, mow, edge, and rake our yard every week until late October has me exhausted. As much as I love gardening, I HATE the maintenance part. And mowing over a half acre in the middle of July in Maryland is torture.
I really don't care what the estimate is, how much he says it will cost each week, I'm going to sign the contract. Thank the Lord I am at a point where I can afford it. And since I won't be spending one day out of each weekend doing the maintenance I will be spending more time on the fun stuff -- the flower beds. I also have a few projects in mind, and I am hoping to get my Dad's vegetable garden back in shape. I am hoping he will take interest in it again. Last year I couldn't even get him outside to look at the few tomato plants I put in (that the deer ate anyway). They even ate a jalapano pepper plant I put out.
On second thought, the vegetable garden probably isn't a good idea considering all the deer around here. One day last week I saw at least 15 deer trotting through the back yard. At last inspection not one tulip bulb I have planted will be blooming this spring. They have all been nibble down to the dirt -- even the ones planted right next to the house. *sigh* I know the deer have to eat but I love tulips. Oh well.
posted by yvonne at Saturday, March 28, 2009
9 Comments:
You just need a 12 ft high fence around your garden, lol.
The one big upside of living in a very shady location is that my grass is way less robust growing than full-sun grass. Much more manageable!
Maybe the deer will bring some doe (dough) to use to pay the gardener.
UPDATE - He came by and I hired him. WOOOOO HOOOOOO! He will come by every Friday to mow, trim, edge, and sweep away the cut grass from the driveway/sidewalks.
I'm so relieved! No more lawn maintenance for me -- I get to spend my time on the fun stuff. Plus I get to help a young family man get his lawnscaping business off the ground. Bonus!
And? *groan* <--- puffy's pun :-)
Marigolds will keep the deer away.
And a fence, I high one. My veggies garden is fenced in.
Color me jealous! I don't mind mowing, and the bagger takes care of the raking. Using the weed eater/trimmer is my nemesis. I honestly only do it about six times each summer and edges look like carp.
Do a patio veggie garden just to have fun with herbs and cherry tomatoes. The deer will drive you nuts otherwise. <--speaks from experience, though is not deterred
Kim's projects:
-put some kind of decorative edging around flower beds.
-finish off retaining walls
-plant something on 2 sides of house
This year I'm having mulch delivered as a "treat." Yeah, treat.
You forgot the most important thing here! Is this lawnboy attractive? Is he somebody you will enjoy seeing without a shirt?
Unfortunately the zoning laws around here prevent residents from erecting 12 ft high fences. Man, those zoning dudes are killjoys.
*grin*
Sadly, the deer seem to be immune to marigolds. A few years ago my dad had planted marigolds all around the garden. The deer ever so kindly stepped over the marigolds while they totally munched on the entire corn crop. In one night the corn was gone. So sad.
Glow Pop? I'm a huge fan of shirtless, unless we're talking about a John Candy bodytype. Lawnboy looks nothing like John Candy. YAY!
We had 7 yards of mulch delivered in the driveway. We've probably used maybe two yards if we're lucky. The mulch pile taunts me daily...and so do my neighbors. If I am doing anything BUT shoveling mulch, they'll yell over "That mulch ain't goin' to move itself!" My response is always "Then grab a shovel!"
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