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and sh...it all over itGravel. It’s a nice plant, doesn’t need much tending, just the occasional brush to level it out after dogs have walked over it.
and sh...it all over itGravel. It’s a nice plant, doesn’t need much tending, just the occasional brush to level it out after dogs have walked over it.
If thats the case, plant plenty of nettles, thistles sticky willow and the like will make sure the bugs have somewhere the live and the "weeds" keep the dogs out. Win winPrecisely so, but my knowledge is very 'endful' and hence the question!
I live on a street which is part of the "primary dog-walk circuit" in this village. The owners are mostly quite good now, and I don't see nearly as much cr*p as I used to, but do see some.
In my old age, I am becoming a bit of a tree-hugger; what would be good for bees - blue and violet flowers?
From experience it also spreads like wildfire so beware of it in your garden . That and IVY.Id plant it with Buddleia, loads of colour and great for butterflies, bees and bugs. Can easily be kept at nice height
I was looking out my kitchen window a couple of days ago, older guy walks by with two small dogs on long leads trailing behind him. One dog walks onto my front grass, nips one off, and carries on his way. The guy never turned and looked, just waited until the lead became slack again and walked on.Precisely so, but my knowledge is very 'endful' and hence the question!
I live on a street which is part of the "primary dog-walk circuit" in this village. The owners are mostly quite good now, and I don't see nearly as much cr*p as I used to, but do see some.
When I was an estate dweller I watched ,late one evening , a neighbours dog carped on my bit of grass and was then let back into it's house by it's policeman owner. Gave it 10 mimutes and a quick scoop with a shovel and it was returned to it's front doorstep.I was looking out my kitchen window a couple of days ago, older guy walks by with two small dogs on long leads trailing behind him. One dog walks onto my front grass, nips one off, and carries on his way. The guy never turned and looked, just waited until the lead became slack again and walked on.
I rapped on the window and pointed at the turd, and he came back, looked around a bit and shrugged, so I went out and told him what I’d seen. He had walked onto the grass looking.
He couldn’t see it, I couldn’t see it, very mysterious….…..…….
……until I realised his foot was right on top of it.
Then he got a bag out and tried cleaning it up as best he could.
Every time I walk my dog round the village I see one or two small piles…. probably left by this guy, as he doesn’t bother to watch what his hounds are doing.
If you read my post you might note that it says;Three passes with a lawnmower. Job done, surely.
Gets a bit leggy / woody after a while though, doesn't it? We have a rosemary hedge about 10 years old now and I was thinking about ripping it out and replacing it with something nicer looking.Rosemary is very Hardy, that, some thyme and lavender as already suggested would need little maintenance and fill the space nicely. Plus, you get free herbs!
Can do, but hacking it right back with shears keeps it under control, plus you can dry the hackings and have enough rosemary to last the year!Gets a bit leggy / woody after a while though, doesn't it? We have a rosemary hedge about 10 years old now and I was thinking about ripping it out and replacing it with something nicer looking.
Glyphosate is highly effective, and a standard go-to.Thanks for the replies, which are all interesting. My dad was the great gardener in our family, but he's gone to the great allotment in the sky.
Related question, I guess I need to kill the grass and wonder how and when? Glyphosphate, ... not very tree-hugging? The area has clay sub-soil, so boggy in winter but like concrete in summer, and the strip faces north and is very shaded.
Yellow rattle is parasitic on grass, self seeds in subsequent years.
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