maybe that poster should come down here Hosta, acre upon acre of space for wildlife, if I want to use a few slug pellets, drop of weed killer or strim the edges I will. Just google your post code them come out a bit, plenty of room for wildlfe to breed, chew, nest etc, its not all towns.
A pair of rodents will make 2000 in a year if not stopped, a pair of cats will produce nothing like that!
Lets get it into perspective.... dont let anyone make you feel guilty or obliged, do what you want in your garden, plenty of room for everything to live on this planet.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I do ponder why lots of people think it is necessary to cut the road-side verges outside their houses so early and so hard.
A nearby churchyard which always had a wonderful display of daffodils has been mown right back already. To look neat I suppose.
A nearby roundabout which I was informed was being left to be mown later because of the orchids has been scalped two years running now. Hence no orchids!
I must admit I mowed the verge either side of our driveway entrance today. We live on an unrestricted A road and the visibility had become virtually non-existent. Venturing out onto the banked verge to cut it is only marginally less terrifying than trying to get out of the drive with no visibility though!
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Sounds deeply patronising to me.
I wonder if dealing with an infestation of rats or squirrels eating electricity cable in the attic would be considered " shallow desires"
My thoughts too Yvie and Hosta - and also someone who doesn't know the magazine or this website very well.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Self-righteous twaddle might be another description
maybe that poster should come down here Hosta, acre upon acre of space for wildlife, if I want to use a few slug pellets, drop of weed killer or strim the edges I will. Just google your post code them come out a bit, plenty of room for wildlfe to breed, chew, nest etc, its not all towns.
A pair of rodents will make 2000 in a year if not stopped, a pair of cats will produce nothing like that!
Lets get it into perspective.... dont let anyone make you feel guilty or obliged, do what you want in your garden, plenty of room for everything to live on this planet.
Well said, lyn.
Think these topics should be renamed, 'spoiling for a good row? Step right in!'
Who has the time to get angry with folks over hypothetical scenarios? Go and do some gardening
A nearby churchyard which always had a wonderful display of daffodils has been mown right back already. To look neat I suppose.
A nearby roundabout which I was informed was being left to be mown later because of the orchids has been scalped two years running now. Hence no orchids!
I must admit I mowed the verge either side of our driveway entrance today. We live on an unrestricted A road and the visibility had become virtually non-existent. Venturing out onto the banked verge to cut it is only marginally less terrifying than trying to get out of the drive with no visibility though!
Charlie: I have no cat, nor ever owned one , nor any intention to change that. I hate the flippin things as much as you do.
No idea why you thought I had one, but hey ho.
It is destructive and unnecessary. With luck 'austerity' will curb councils' enthusiasm for it.
I am an optimist!