tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380326450624241170.post1476160296885077922..comments2023-11-30T19:55:42.376-06:00Comments on Deaf Dogs and Benevolent Gnomes: The Corner on First StreetEl Gauchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16123486882754116176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380326450624241170.post-47690038676496957842011-07-12T08:40:42.534-05:002011-07-12T08:40:42.534-05:00Karen - I fully believe that I'll be in your c...Karen - I fully believe that I'll be in your camp down the road a bit. The grass is always greener (or at least easier to manage) on the other side. You seem to have large open swaths of grass and a very efficient mower. I have a much smaller lot, but lots of nooks and crannies and awkward spaces. Once I get rid of all the spaces where it's hard to get the mower into, lawn management should be much easier. <br /><br />Sara - and those aren't even the cool looking marigolds, I'll have to post some pictures of my favorites, small foot-high compact bushes with many tiny little yellow or yellow/orange flowers.El Gauchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16123486882754116176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380326450624241170.post-20539353256426393592011-07-12T08:28:20.142-05:002011-07-12T08:28:20.142-05:00As the one who doesn't do a thing with our bac...As the one who doesn't do a thing with our back yard, I don't think I'm allowed to offer any lawn opinions other than that I love the marigolds! Nice work! :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540657332826963453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380326450624241170.post-23973588259065557242011-07-11T19:12:48.427-05:002011-07-11T19:12:48.427-05:00I love your new garden around the power pole, no m...I love your new garden around the power pole, no more weed-whacking and mowing.<br /><br />Now, I have come full-circle with this goofy garden of ours...for years we were creating gardens and often joked that the lawn was merely a path to and from the gardens. That was all well and good til we hit 50 and now the idea of more lawn than garden is starting to look really, really good. I have a ZTR mower and can mow this joint in under an hour (two acres). We're in the process of turning some gardens back into lawn now because it's sure a lot less work to mow than weed. Just can't keep it all up and I feel like the garden owns me.<br /><br />One year we rented a goat (long story) but apparently you need two goats, because the one we had spent his time crying for someone to be near him and was mostly interested in eating the laundry!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.com