At the very least @Dovefromabove The new neighbour next door leaves hers up all the time. What's worse is that it's broken, so looks even more hideous!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
What really annoys me is the neighbours who not only don't fold their whirly down or cover it, but also leave the pegs on.... That should be a hefty fine or imprisonment
Can I ask why? I've never had a whirly. I feel left out.
It would seem the system here is to erect 3 concrete posts in a row. They have holes thru which 3 or 4 wires are tensioned for hanging washing. Our farmer neighbour uses hers for laundry and I've seen them in other gardens of older houses now but when I saw the one in our "garden" I immediately thought of growing roses and clematis up it and that's what it will be, just as soon as I get more wires strung and tensioned and decide which roses and clems to plant.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I'm with you @Fairygirl. Leaving the pegs on the line shows a certain lack of decorum. The pegs would get all dirty and horrible - and it looks so unsightly!
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
Traditionally, here in Scotland, tenement flats had a communal area - a 'back green' which had poles set in squares, with a line. That transferred to gardens if you were fortunate enough to be able to have a house of your own. Our family home, where I grew up from being a young baby, had exactly that. The only problem with whirlies is that they don't last either. They rust and break over time, even when set into a concreted hole.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The new neighbour next door leaves hers up all the time. What's worse is that it's broken, so looks even more hideous!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Can I ask why? I've never had a whirly. I feel left out.
It also means that the line gets wet and dirty. I don't like putting my clean smalls on a dirty washing line
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
What possesses manufacturers? Why not grey/green or similar, so that they disappear a bit.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The only problem with whirlies is that they don't last either. They rust and break over time, even when set into a concreted hole.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...