Garden

[PuppyLoverBob666]

I decided to cancel my yard service--mostly because it was edging up toward $400 a month--and let my yard "go native"--revert back to its untouched state.

Wow, what a change. My lawn is about knee-high and rather than walk on it, I have to wade through it. My husband could have mowed it a few weeks ago but now it's too late (you can actually rent goats for that kind of thing but I don't want to have to dodge goat poop while the grass grows back up to my knees again).

What's really interesting is how the flower beds are going back to their wild state. Flowers I never knew of are starting to show up and all kinds of irises--that I didn't plant--are shooting up too. Right now I have one the color of grape juice; and the blindingly white irises I planted a couple of years ago might take over. They're so pure WHITE, I can't desribe it.

Two years ago I dug up part of my front yard and planted wildflowerrs. It was the talk of the neighborhood. This year I haven't done anything with that area and all kinds of plants are showing up; I even have clematis vines running through the hedge.

I just love to garden. I'm 72 and I hope I have a few more years left to indulge in my favorite hobby.

[Sooner]

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@PuppyLoverBob666 wrote:

I decided to cancel my yard service--mostly because it was edging up toward $400 a month--and let my yard "go native"--revert back to its untouched state.

Wow, what a change. My lawn is about knee-high and rather than walk on it, I have to wade through it. My husband could have mowed it a few weeks ago but now it's too late (you can actually rent goats for that kind of thing but I don't want to have to dodge goat poop while the grass grows back up to my knees again).

What's really interesting is how the flower beds are going back to their wild state. Flowers I never knew of are starting to show up and all kinds of irises--that I didn't plant--are shooting up too. Right now I have one the color of grape juice; and the blindingly white irises I planted a couple of years ago might take over. They're so pure WHITE, I can't desribe it.

Two years ago I dug up part of my front yard and planted wildflowerrs. It was the talk of the neighborhood. This year I haven't done anything with that area and all kinds of plants are showing up; I even have clematis vines running through the hedge.

I just love to garden. I'm 72 and I hope I have a few more years left to indulge in my favorite hobby.

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@PuppyLoverBob666 I assume you live in the country and don't have neighbors where you can do that 

[Biftu]

My town administers fines if your lawn grows to a certain height.

[PuppyLoverBob666]

No, I'm out in the "burbs". I don't plan to let everything run wild so they can invade other people's yards; my lot is pretty average so I'll confine everything to just my house.

Good thought, though.

[KingstonsMom]

Watch out for snakes, especially when you're walking through it.

As well as watch out for other creatures who will use the tall grass for 'cover', mice, possums, raccoons, squirrels, etc., to invade your home.

[Kachina624]

In my town, the code enforcement patrol would be around inviting you to discuss your gardening choices with a municipal judge.  It would be due to weeds since everyone has a rocked yard.

[PuppyLoverBob666]

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@KingstonsMom wrote:

Watch out for snakes, especially when you're walking through it.

As well as watch out for other creatures who will use the tall grass for 'cover', mice, possums, raccoons, squirrels, etc., to invade your home.

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Great advice; thank you because I didn't think of that.

[PuppyLoverBob666]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

In my town, the code enforcement patrol would be around inviting you to discuss your gardening choices with a municipal judge.  It would be due to weeds since everyone has a rocked yard.

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In my town, they would't.

However you actually have to get permission to cut down trees, no matter how old and dead and rotten and dangerous they are.

[geezerette]

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@KingstonsMom wrote:

Watch out for snakes, especially when you're walking through it.

As well as watch out for other creatures who will use the tall grass for 'cover', mice, possums, raccoons, squirrels, etc., to invade your home.

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And depending on where you live, ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, etc.

Also depending on where you live, fire.

[BirkiLady]

You must not have a HOA. Your "landscaping" would never be acceptable in our neighborhood where immaculate lawns are the norm.