The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

Perfect timing . . .


Perfect timing . . .

The lawn was mown and edged before lunch today ... within half an hour there was rain/hail/thunder/lightning! 3pm now and the sun is shining ... crazy weather.



Comments on this photo

 

It's perfect - looks so neat!

24 May, 2022

 

Blimey, Anget, that was quick! Michael had not cut the grass for some time while I was not at home ... following my comment on how long it looked and how scruffy the edges were he took action! No, I feel no guilt ... :o))

24 May, 2022

 

beautiful after the rain, the path is lovely and shiny.

24 May, 2022

 

Thanks Julia, Sbg and Klahanie ... hopefully that heavy rain has washed away the ant nests that were all along the path edge.

24 May, 2022

 

Oh, you have ants too, Shirley. We have been moving pots about and they're all full of them. I think a lot of things will need to be repotted.

24 May, 2022

 

It looks wonderful ,Shirley, and I love the shape of the path,and your lawn is pristine,well done Michael ! lol .

Hardly had any 'proper' Rain here,just the odd shower,which only wets the foliage,so it's been a watering job most evenings :o( Please send some of yours 'ooop'North ! :o) x

24 May, 2022

 

Looks so neat.

24 May, 2022

 

Anget, I recall many years ago somebody advised placing a J- cloth over the hole in a pot, then adding crock and whatever medium used. Hmm, wouldn't work on path edges!

24 May, 2022

 

Sandra, I have told Michael you think the lawn looks great, his halo is still in place! I hope you do get some rain soon ... preferably through the night ... :o)

24 May, 2022

 

Siris, I can be a little OCD re lawn edges .....

24 May, 2022

 

Ha ha,Shirley, at least you are nearby,in case his Halo should slip a little ! I know someone else,who is a little OCD about lawn edges too,and it's not me ! ..I think nail scissors might do the trick,if you have a spare hour or two ?? Lol. x

25 May, 2022

 

Sandra, such a shame I'm fully booked for gardening!!

25 May, 2022

 

Shirley, message received and understood ! Lol. xx

25 May, 2022

 

:o)) x

26 May, 2022

 

Looking good. Yes we've had a good downpour today with sunshine in between. At least the plants are enjoying the watering.....

30 May, 2022

 

I also have ants nests in the path edge. I disturbed it enough to expose their grubs. 5 mins later the female blackbird was filling her beak. ;o)

30 May, 2022

 

Everything looks lovely and neat and the damp
path looks beautiful next to the beautifully cut grass.

30 May, 2022

 

Lindak, no rain for us ... possibly tomorrow afternoon.

Eileen, I marvel at how hard the Blackbirds work, from dawn to dusk. The Robins seem to be as active too.

Thanks Chris, the path was created by two wonderful Polish guys who had fitted our garden fencing a few months earlier.

30 May, 2022

 

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this view of your garden before Shirley …it looks really lovely! We’ve just had rain here too … much needed 🙂.

31 May, 2022

 

Sheila, I am sure I posted a photo or two of the completed path. Having checked back on blogs and photos I cannot see one now as many blogs have just the text ... :o(

This is the view from the kitchen window and back door ... :o)

31 May, 2022

 

Well, I obviously haven’t been keeping up. You must be very pleased with the path 🙂.

31 May, 2022

 

If you look to the far right of the photo, you will see a raised bed, where the terracotta ornaments are, which started off as a pond some years ago. It really didn't ever look good so we drained the pond, made holes in the liner and filled it up with soil. The guys who built the path took the curve of the ex. pond/raised bed as the line for the path. I probably would not have thought of that!

31 May, 2022

 

Perfection…..

1 Jun, 2022

 

Wow, what a lovely neat lawn & path. We had that rain & hail also. It was much needed, the hail left some spotted leaves behind but nothing damaging. I had fallen asleep on the settee & that clap of thunder woke me up, exactly 40
minutes. This length of time always surprises me, we must be programmed for 40 winks :-)

1 Jun, 2022

 

Hb, that's really kind of you! :o))

1 Jun, 2022

 

Josie, I think the heavy rain and hail really accentuated the path and lawn edges. That's interesting about 40 winks ... I shall investigate why it is so called!!

1 Jun, 2022

 

Looks pristine, Shirley! It’s all looking very attractive and the lawn looks good too! Very neat edging - perfection!

1 Jun, 2022

 

Kate, the lawn used to be full of moss, but after a lot of TLC it is looking much better now. As I have said earlier, I am a bit OCD over the lawn edges ... :o)

2 Jun, 2022



Comment on this photo


Pictures by all members
5892 of 302346

What else?

View photos by Shirley_tulip

Members who like this photo

  • Gardening with friends since
    12 Feb, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    31 Oct, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    28 Apr, 2016

  • Gardening with friends since
    29 Oct, 2013

  • Gardening with friends since
    24 Mar, 2011

  • Gardening with friends since
    4 Oct, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    25 May, 2021

  • Gardening with friends since
    14 Jul, 2012

  • Gardening with friends since
    2 Feb, 2019