No motivation here either, the garden is too big for me, I don’t know where to start. I made the decision not to sow hardly anything this year, only veg, and will spend the time trying to get some form of order into it.
I have so many ‘Wildlife’ areas that I can see the time when it will all be such areas. The only option is to dig out the plants, level the ground and put it back to grass. It will look like a paddock then and I know I’ll hate it. I hate it now!
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Felt the same so I got a man in and he spent a day removed all the dead stuff, weeding, and pruning the roses. He was worth every penny. He didn't manage to get it all done but it gave me the motivation to get out there and do a bit more. I feel like I'm back on track now.
Size of plot is definitely a major factor as you get older. @Lyn is in that position. I'm glad I don't still live where my last house was, and although it was largely grass, the cultivated areas wouldn't have been planted with anything that needed loads of care, although the rabbits would have kept lots of stuff in check. I've moved quite a lot, so I'm now at an age that I'm aware of a garden being easier to maintain if I stay put. This garden was made while I worked part time. As I gradually worked more hours, it was still pretty easy to look after. Now that I'm retired, I can do more faffing around if I want, because I have time. It wasn't until then that I realised how low maintenance it really was.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I got a chap in for 4 hours a few weeks ago and he managed to tidy the whole garden after 'winter'. Has settled my mind no end as I just will not be able to do it myself now. I will manage to keep it tidy over the summer but it was money well spent. I have always had someone to cut the lawns and hedges so that is a huge help.
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
I take vit D. It's the fact that it's too early to do the pruning and cutting back that would make all the difference that's bothering me. Being able to cut the grass would make a big difference too
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I made the decision not to sow hardly anything this year, only veg, and will spend the time trying to get some form of order into it.
I have so many ‘Wildlife’ areas that I can see the time when it will all be such areas.
The only option is to dig out the plants, level the ground and put it back to grass. It will look like a paddock then and I know I’ll hate it. I hate it now!
I'm glad I don't still live where my last house was, and although it was largely grass, the cultivated areas wouldn't have been planted with anything that needed loads of care, although the rabbits would have kept lots of stuff in check.
I've moved quite a lot, so I'm now at an age that I'm aware of a garden being easier to maintain if I stay put. This garden was made while I worked part time. As I gradually worked more hours, it was still pretty easy to look after. Now that I'm retired, I can do more faffing around if I want, because I have time. It wasn't until then that I realised how low maintenance it really was.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.