.... Surely, in 2017!, there exists a tool (perhaps akin to a gentle scarrifier) whose rotating brush (?) might propel them into an adequate "debris box" ?
It does rather seem that you're halfway to inventing one yourself ..... if you really believe there's a demand for such a device why not make one, establish a Patent and present yourself to the Dragons to see if they'll back your venture .......... then you can come back and show us you were right
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good for you. But that would make me on the trail of financial gain, and that futile pursuit has long since been chased and fulfilled ; now the time has come for philosophy and contemplation. You most probably have read Candide and will know that Voltaire's great conclusions - after many storms and tempests - were the ultimate words of genius : "Mais il faut cultiver notre jardin." And that, with your generous help and comments, is what I shall continue to do.
I was amazed at the limited intellectual latitude of those who responded to this thread and took particular exception to the some writers' perception of "standards" and "excellence". A border full of weeds or a lawn full of debris can never be described as "excellent". Also, there is no such thing as a "natural" garden : the most elementary observation of "nature" shows it to be chaotic, rapacious, predatory, diseased, and disorganized in the extreme. Leave a patch of land to its own devices and it will soon be an impenetrable jungle or an overpopulated forest of trees struggling for survival and subject to the precarious survival of the fittest. If humans have become "gardeners" it is precisely because they respond to a latent deeply rooted (sic) impulse to tame and transform nature and impose their will upon it. As Philippe 3 quite rightly suggests : "each to their own" but, regarding his reference to standards and excellence, allow me to inform you of the following observation : I have been practicing and teaching medicine and surgery for some twenty two years and have noticed virtually without exception that those who excel professionally in medicine also tend to have a predilection for gardening and that their fondness leans towards the neat and tidy variety rather than towards sloppiness and slovenliness. Obviously, the latter characteristics provide very different consequences in the respective disciplines but rest assured that character traits tend to spread their wings from one context to another. So, next time you find yourself with the prospect of having to "go under the knife", be sure to ask the surgeons if they might be so kind as to show a photograph of their gardens. If there are too many weeds in their borders or debris on their lawn, run a mile and request an alternative.
I'm sure that there are some transferable skills between surgery and gardening ... ensuring that all tools are clean and sharp springs to mind. However, a large part of gardening is about aesthetics ......... as artists, each with six years academic training, my partner and I make informed decisions about what we do in our garden ...... I dispute your assertion that these decisions are manifestations of sloppiness and slovenliness ... I can assure you that they are the result of very careful consideration.
And whilst I would not ask my daughter, a professional gardener, to perform a surgical operation, neither will I be asking any of your students to do anything in my garden other than to lay back and enjoy the perfume and birdsong. I doubt I could afford their hourly rate.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well don't I feel lazy; when the leafs and such get too much I either
1. get the lawn mower out and let it handle the debris to a standard that for my needs are acceptable
2. use these delightful digits on my arms and pick things up. I can use my twig picking time to show the neighbours the latest Pilates exercises I've been given. Exercise AND a tidy lawn; what more does an intellectual need?
I really do not see any real connection whatsoever between the skills needed by a surgeon and those needed by a hobby gardener.
I have a garden to grow my plants in because I like plants. I am not a surgeon and I do not need such skills of incredible exactness and cleanliness.
People all over the world grow decorative plants because they enhance their environment, however limited their rescources are. To strive endlessly for incredible order and exactness can spoil your basic enjoyment of your plot.
My gardening is now limited by (A) my budget and (B) my ageing joints, which are beginning to hamper what I can do in the garden. It is really not well designed overall because of the points I have mentioned .
I will have to put up with the many design faults and just enjoy my plants. I would be judged as having a messy garden but if my plants are growing well I don't care.
Posts
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/wormcasts/1770.html
It's wormcastgate all over again.
I hope so B3
In the sticks near Peterborough
I hope it is. I could not imagine anyone being that particular.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
It does rather seem that you're halfway to inventing one yourself ..... if you really believe there's a demand for such a device why not make one, establish a Patent and present yourself to the Dragons to see if they'll back your venture .......... then you can come back and show us you were right
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good for you. But that would make me on the trail of financial gain, and that futile pursuit has long since been chased and fulfilled ; now the time has come for philosophy and contemplation. You most probably have read Candide and will know that Voltaire's great conclusions - after many storms and tempests - were the ultimate words of genius : "Mais il faut cultiver notre jardin." And that, with your generous help and comments, is what I shall continue to do.
I was amazed at the limited intellectual latitude of those who responded to this thread and took particular exception to the some writers' perception of "standards" and "excellence". A border full of weeds or a lawn full of debris can never be described as "excellent". Also, there is no such thing as a "natural" garden : the most elementary observation of "nature" shows it to be chaotic, rapacious, predatory, diseased, and disorganized in the extreme. Leave a patch of land to its own devices and it will soon be an impenetrable jungle or an overpopulated forest of trees struggling for survival and subject to the precarious survival of the fittest. If humans have become "gardeners" it is precisely because they respond to a latent deeply rooted (sic) impulse to tame and transform nature and impose their will upon it. As Philippe 3 quite rightly suggests : "each to their own" but, regarding his reference to standards and excellence, allow me to inform you of the following observation : I have been practicing and teaching medicine and surgery for some twenty two years and have noticed virtually without exception that those who excel professionally in medicine also tend to have a predilection for gardening and that their fondness leans towards the neat and tidy variety rather than towards sloppiness and slovenliness. Obviously, the latter characteristics provide very different consequences in the respective disciplines but rest assured that character traits tend to spread their wings from one context to another. So, next time you find yourself with the prospect of having to "go under the knife", be sure to ask the surgeons if they might be so kind as to show a photograph of their gardens. If there are too many weeds in their borders or debris on their lawn, run a mile and request an alternative.
I'm sure that there are some transferable skills between surgery and gardening ... ensuring that all tools are clean and sharp springs to mind. However, a large part of gardening is about aesthetics ......... as artists, each with six years academic training, my partner and I make informed decisions about what we do in our garden ...... I dispute your assertion that these decisions are manifestations of sloppiness and slovenliness ... I can assure you that they are the result of very careful consideration.
And whilst I would not ask my daughter, a professional gardener, to perform a surgical operation, neither will I be asking any of your students to do anything in my garden other than to lay back and enjoy the perfume and birdsong. I doubt I could afford their hourly rate.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well don't I feel lazy; when the leafs and such get too much I either
1. get the lawn mower out and let it handle the debris to a standard that for my needs are acceptable
2. use these delightful digits on my arms and pick things up. I can use my twig picking time to show the neighbours the latest Pilates exercises I've been given. Exercise AND a tidy lawn; what more does an intellectual need?
Perhaps you need this - a lawn brush.
https://allett.co.uk/mowers/homeowner-mower-range-accessories/lawn-brush/
I really do not see any real connection whatsoever between the skills needed by a surgeon and those needed by a hobby gardener.
I have a garden to grow my plants in because I like plants. I am not a surgeon and I do not need such skills of incredible exactness and cleanliness.
People all over the world grow decorative plants because they enhance their environment, however limited their rescources are. To strive endlessly for incredible order and exactness can spoil your basic enjoyment of your plot.
My gardening is now limited by (A) my budget and (B) my ageing joints, which are beginning to hamper what I can do in the garden. It is really not well designed overall because of the points I have mentioned .
I will have to put up with the many design faults and just enjoy my plants. I would be judged as having a messy garden but if my plants are growing well I don't care.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'