Yesterday I started on the weeding of the Ambitious Border… Oh dear; more like “the area where perennials grow in the lawn”, actually, but at least I have now cleared a section of it – and managed not to damage the plants in the process!
I only did about a third of it, though, because a) it’s backbreaking work and b) I’m up here with my mother-in-law this weekend, and it seems unsociable to have one’s head in a flower bed while having company, doesn’t it?
Mind you; I’ll do another section today, and then perhaps the final furlong on Sunday, so when the Flâneur Husband comes up here next weekend it might actually be possible to see what’s lawn and what’s flower bed!
The peonies, bleeding hearts, astilbes and a single hosta have been liberated so far, and next up are the day lilies and goldenrods. There should be an acanthus in there somewhere, but I can’t spot it at the moment, and I’m sure my mother also planted some globe thistles when my parents visited last spring… We’ll see if I find them in the mess!
I need to get on the weeding but can’t get on my knees just yet…it will be a jungle by the time I do…great progress you are making
My “weeding” has so far resulted in 5 wheelbarrows of weeds, roots and so on… A clear sign that it was long overdue.
Weeding is kind of theraputic, you can instantly see the difference. Shame you couldn’t persuade your MIL to help
She’d love to help, but she and I both know that she can’t tell a dandelion from a dahlia, so we have an understanding that she never touches anything in the garden. Instead she cleans the house when she gets bored up here, so I really have nothing to complain about!
(And she loves cooking, so that’s another thing I can’t complain about…More time for me to weed!)
But yes, the difference is striking. On Thursday evening my MIL had no idea what was weeds and what was perennials in the Ambitious Border, but now she can see it instantly because THERE ARE NO MORE WEEDS!
Hard work, but isn’t it satisfying to see those plants emerging from among the weeds?!
It’s very satisfying to see clear ground and hope that it will be covered again later in the year, though this time by the plants that are still just small dots on the expanse of soil… I’m very excited!