The new mower, an electric rotary mower has done a sterling job on the garden, I’m pleased to say. I managed to get it done on Monday (spending my day off mowing the garden, I know!). It chucked it down Tuesday though so it’s all for the best. Unfortunately the wife wants the hedge cutting [...]
Would you believe it, the weather’s been good! I thought I’d mow the lawn but lo and behold, the mower’s buggered. No, not because of that incident with the power cable, I fixed that. It’s something far worse, something my rudimentary mechanical skills have no chance with. So it looks like an impending trip to [...]
We got a boxer dog last year. Goodness but that dog is cute!! She’s a real handful - full of bounce and vigour. She’s a great companion for our little boy and they love to share our garden (although the gate blew off in the recent high winds, meaning they’re penned in by an overturned [...]
… that we’re halfway through April and the weather has been so bad I haven’t mown the lawn yet. It looks like a miniature, low-lying jungle but I really don’t like mowing it when it’s wet.
Last year, I actually managed to run the mower over the power cable, so the prospect of electrocuting myself at [...]
In case you haven’t heard of then, “snow moulds” are a group of fungi that can attack your turf - and in extreme cases kill areas of grass. Luckily it’s fairly easy to treat, but here is a pretty comprehensive overview of the disease and its treatment.
