Category Archives: gardening

Cinnabar moth

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Chris

CC image courtesy of fras1977 on Flickr. Despite both of us suffering from the lurgy at the moment (sore throat, muscle fatigue etc) we still managed to drag ourselves into the garden this afternoon to do a spot of weeding; … Continue reading →

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Pimp my lawn, part 2

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Chris

I wouldn’t say we’re quite obsessed with the appearance of our lawn, but here (just for reference purposes, you understand) is this past week’s lawn maintenance schedule. Wednesday 0900 hrs: apply one and a half boxes of Evergreen to lawn. … Continue reading →

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Pimp my lawn, part 1

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Chris

Phase two of the Great Dandelion Massacre got under way this morning. It’s all part of a grand scheme to improve our lawn. By the time we’re finished the neighbours will be green with envy and our lawn will be … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the DMZ

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Chris

Here’s the long awaited dandelion shoehorn. Our back lawn is now known as the DMZ: Dandelion Massacre Zone. When it arrived we eagerly ripped off the packaging. Try as we might (and, to be honest, we didn’t try particularly hard) … Continue reading →

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