tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post7058566069301769984..comments2024-03-01T23:24:20.079-06:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: My least favorite time of year?Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-24363677642007598732015-04-13T18:32:33.723-05:002015-04-13T18:32:33.723-05:00I agree about spring. Everything feels so unruly i...I agree about spring. Everything feels so unruly in the garden. Strong winds, pelting rain and delicate seedlings; a terrible match! ;) I have a lot of work to do in the garden too! But I just want to leisurely enjoy the "new" warm weather! Cheers to hard work in the spring garden ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-37976005176203620752015-04-07T07:03:46.776-05:002015-04-07T07:03:46.776-05:00Peter: it has to be done. Those ratty leaves look ...Peter: it has to be done. Those ratty leaves look terrible in summer if left.<br /><br />Railway: I might use a string trimmer if I still had one. The true groundcover ones could probably be mowed (with a lawn mower) but I'd be afraid of mulching any wildlife that had been living in there -- I often find nests.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-72608769957041886462015-04-06T16:02:13.486-05:002015-04-06T16:02:13.486-05:00This is sounds horribly brutal, but in a previous ...This is sounds horribly brutal, but in a previous garden (US zone 9b/10a) that contained a number of bamboo ground covers on an embankment I used to use the line/string trimmer. It made light work of the job and the bamboo never seemed to suffer one bitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-13185092917597392262015-04-06T12:19:00.879-05:002015-04-06T12:19:00.879-05:00This would be a difficult task for a bamboo lover....This would be a difficult task for a bamboo lover. I bet that with your warm daytime temperatures, the plants flush with new growth fairly quickly. The things we do for love...outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.com