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Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Cerrertonia Mar 2018 11:40am, 8 Mar 2018 7,660 posts	0 Cerrertonia Third of an acre here, too. It's the hedges that take the most time for me.
D2 Mar 2018 12:53pm, 8 Mar 2018 10,455 posts	0 D2 Weed / life balance; brilliant!
lammo Mar 2018 12:59pm, 8 Mar 2018 8,651 posts	0 lammo Hedges, don't get me started, we've got two big laurel hedges and they just grow like mad
Angus Clydesdale Mar 2018 1:04pm, 8 Mar 2018 13,287 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale But do you find them hardy through the winter?
lammo Mar 2018 1:05pm, 8 Mar 2018 8,653 posts	0 lammo my laurel hedges? Oh yes, lovely and green all year round, they just want to keep growing
Columba Mar 2018 3:35pm, 8 Mar 2018 15,039 posts	0 Columba Love the weed/life balance Daisy. Put it all under weed suppressant (for 6 months; then renew the weed suppressant for a further 6 months).
LazyDaisy Mar 2018 4:55pm, 8 Mar 2018 21,734 posts	0 LazyDaisy That would work if it were an empty (apart from weeds) patch, and I didn't mind just looking at weed suppressing fabric for a year. As it is, there are some pretty shrubs and perennials which would also be suppressed
Columba Mar 2018 6:10pm, 8 Mar 2018 15,044 posts	0 Columba I put chipped bark on mine, slightly pleasanter to look at than bare black fabric. Cut holes around the things you want to keep?
Hanneke Mar 2018 8:56pm, 8 Mar 2018 69,886 posts	0 Hanneke Hmmm, now where is my weed/life balance? I have been extraordinarily happy the last couple of days: my greenhouse is up at last: facebook.com
Dvorak Mar 2018 9:33pm, 8 Mar 2018 15,647 posts	0 Dvorak When the staging has moved in and the rattan seat out, I recommend getting a garden recliner for the greenhouse. Tbh most of the use of my greenhouse is me, sitting in it enjoying the heat.