I always have the first week of September as annual leave, so when I return to work it signifies the end of Summer to me. In the garden, it is my Acers changing colour. This process can take weeks, and there is already a blush on them now. At home, it’s the return of slippers/socks. (Actually I need to buy new slippers, so that will be a defining day).
I know summer is over when my small bath towels don't dry properly on the hook. I enter that odd period in Sept/Oct & March/April where I don't need the heating on but clothes don't always dry quickly enough to not smell. (I don't have an outside line). I'm still not quite sure what the solution is. I have stopped buying proper sized bath towels as small ones dry more reliably.
There isn't really space for an outside line in my garden without risking a garrotting every time I go out. I've chosen flowers over washing for sure.
I know summer is over when my small bath towels don't dry properly on the hook. I enter that odd period in Sept/Oct & March/April where I don't need the heating on but clothes don't always dry quickly enough to not smell. (I don't have an outside line). I'm still not quite sure what the solution is. I have stopped buying proper sized bath towels as small ones dry more reliably.
There isn't really space for an outside line in my garden without risking a garrotting every time I go out. I've chosen flowers over washing for sure.
Fire, Have you thought about a retractable line? Pull it out when needed, retract when finished.
You can get ones that roll out. We had one in the bathroom of our old house. You would be able to spot the line because it would have washing on it! And roll it away when you're not using it. We have a long outside line but in the summer, I can't use all of it because the washing blows against the roses and high plants.
Retractable lines are great. I have one from the house wall to a trunk in the hedge and use a retractable prop in the middle. Like B3 a couple of sections can't be used where plants are tall. Much better than those whirly things which are a bit of an eyesore IMHO.
Ours goes in the shed when we're organised but even just propped up against a wall so we can mow is better than having a permanent line.
In winter, we still use the indoor fold away airer. Takes a while but stuff dries eventually. In our last garden we dried everything indoors on airers as chances were it would rain, or the birds would decorate it or it would be blown away.
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Been out deadheading,and there are still a lot of bees on the Hollyhocks and the almost over lavender,I had to leave the Liatris as they were on the slowly dying ones too.
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In the garden, it is my Acers changing colour. This process can take weeks, and there is already a blush on them now.
At home, it’s the return of slippers/socks. (Actually I need to buy new slippers, so that will be a defining day).
You would be able to spot the line because it would have washing on it! And roll it away when you're not using it.
We have a long outside line but in the summer, I can't use all of it because the washing blows against the roses and high plants.
In winter, we still use the indoor fold away airer. Takes a while but stuff dries eventually. In our last garden we dried everything indoors on airers as chances were it would rain, or the birds would decorate it or it would be blown away.