Dear So and So

[sgtiger]

I want a non-gas mower. Looks fun and much more active. Plus less things to break, I was always envious of the man down the street with one growing up. My dad gave us his dino-burner one but I covet one of the "old school style". The neighbors know we are nuts. Typical conversation:

"So how far did you ride today?"
"Oh, just a short 30 mile loop to Andice."

Then the awkward stare and we try to convince them 30 miles is really fun, not torture. They call us "the athletic couple" to our faces who knows what they really call us.

It is fun, at least for me. (Of course, I could see how it would be a chore if one has a large yard. Our house sits on a lot that is only 1/5 acre.) As long as the blades on the mower are kept decently sharp and rust-free, it's not that much work. The only reason it takes almost double the time to mow the grass is that I let it go a little too long between mows, so I have to go over an area a few times instead of being able to do it in one pass.

SG - Just dig up the lawn in the front and put the vege garden in there; it could be really pretty with flowers (annuals and perennials) mixed with herbs, and veges; and think of all the money you could save at the grocery!

spoke

I may do that eventually since it gets the best light. I've seen some pictures of potager-style gardens on a gardening forum and it really appeals to me. For now I'm starting with a couple of raised beds in the back.

I looked across the street from my Mammaw's old house and they had xeriscaped it in native plants. I told my dad "That is what we are planning ofr our backyard". His reply "You are going to plant weeds?" Some people just don't get it.

Eventually, we'd like to smother our lawn and plant ground cover in it's place. I can only imagine what our neighbor will say when he sees us planting "weeds."