Most people think that having a garden is a joy in the life of the gardener.
But, what does a garden do? To grow, develop and mature.
What the gardener does? To cut, trim and slash.
So I will divide you into two groups: growers and cutters.
You are the growers. What do the growers do? Say it with me
GROW, GROW, GROW
You are the cutters. What do the cutters do? Say it with me
CUT, CUT, CUT
So, you sit there pretty in your garden, watching the greenery and listening to the birds’ songs. From time to time, weather permitting; you make a casual dip into your swimming pool and go out to lie lazily in your hammock.
While you are listening to the birds and lying in your hammock, what the plants are doing?
GROW, GROW, GROW
You don’t notice it, but they are growing. Slowly, but steadily, they are growing. Yeah! Plants are intent in making your garden a chaotic jungle.
The tendency of things to a state of disorder is a natural law. And, yes, your garden tends to a state of chaos
Are you prepared to fight against it?
Are you prepared to fight against a gigantic producer of trash?
Yes?
Then, what do you do?
CUT, CUT, CUT
Unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money in gardeners, you should be conscious you’ll have to do the gardening yourself.
I am one of these people. I do the gardening myself.
My garden produces about 150 kg of thrash per week.
Yes, no kidding. 150 kg .
The two main culprits are mowing the lawn and trimming the hedge.
The lawn
They say that lawn requires a lot of water, most of it in the form of perspiration. It is fine to have lawn but, if you want it green, you have to water it, and if you water it, what does it?
GROW, GROW, GROW
and what you do?
CUT, CUT, CUT
Mowing the lawn is no small task. Here are the things you need
· a lawn mower
· a good supply of gigantic garbage bags
· gasoline and oil
· a handcart
· two hours of hard work
What is the right time to mow the lawn? None, in the morning the grass is too wet, and in the afternoon the air it’s too warm.
The mower is a dangerous machine. You may hit a stone, and ruin the blade, or you may be dragged by the machine and fall or hit a branch with your head when you drive. You have to wear a hat, which limits your sight of overhead obstacles.
You also have to be careful with the insects, attracted by your sweating.
And the lawn has to be watered. Thinking of it is ridiculous, you spend a lot of water, watering you lawn for the lawn to
GROW, GROW, GROW
and a lot of effort to
CUT, CUT, CUT
The hedge
Trimming the hedge is no monkey business either. A common error is to cut the hedge too high not to see the stupid of your neighbour and his noisy friends. Cut the hedge too high and you will need a scaffold to get to get over it.
Unless you are a master drawer, chances are that your hedge is not uniform. In some places it will be thick, in others, thin. The horizontal line will not be level and the vertical either. So you
CUT, CUT, CUT
And the hedge has no uniform edges.
The electric trimming machine is utterly diabolic. The smallest thing that could happen is to cut the electric cord; the worst is to cut your own finger.
So, yes what a happy time, when I sat in my garden, the grass mown, the fence trimmed, the sprinklers working, and the swimming pool free of leaves and algae.
To conclude: gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes.
