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17/5/2020

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..is not locked down (in fact it might even be on the increase).

A local man agreed to cut Barry's path for me. It's the path from the red gate to the shore and I was worried about it becomeing completely overgrown. Barry made it as an anniversary gift for me one year and it's very special to me.

I discovered that he had done some hedgecutting me some years ago, and it seems he had liked my mini-meadow (I just let the grass grow) and we had discussed differential mowing and various ways of reducing maintenance costs and  increasing diversity. He has since been creating meadows in some of the gardens he looks after, telling his clients they don't need to have all the grass cut all the time. In one large garden he has watched wild flowers appear and even ground nesting birds come in.

He made a great job of the path, charged me only £20 and offered to cut it throughout the summer, free of charge.

How kind is that?

It made my day.
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Rosemary
17/5/2020 11:11:34 am

Yes, that was kind. I'm attempting a mini-meadow/orchard too to try and lessen the amount of work the garden needs. A neighbour gave me some turf he had dug up - smallish rectangles - and I laid that in somewhat patchwork fashion. It is now joined up,very green, very tall and very lush and filling two ex-borders. I sowed grass seed in another and that is through and growing well along with a packet's worth of wild flower seeds. I bought some bluebell bulbs online and planted them under my plum tree. All in all I'm getting something of a jungle under my fruit trees. It's not perfect by any means,but 'good enough'. That expression gets more and more useful and apt the older I get.

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Freda
18/5/2020 03:56:53 am

So lovely to hear from you Rosemary. You will enjoy your 'jungle' once the butterflies and insects move in, which they very quickly will....good enough for you and excellent for them! Wonderful move.

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Grace
17/5/2020 12:26:23 pm

What a beautiful gift and what a nice encounter. I have noticed that people are showing more patience and consideration for others on my rare outings. Let's hope it will last as it makes life so much more pleasant.

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Freda
18/5/2020 03:58:05 am

Every little encounter matters doesn't it!

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Mary
18/5/2020 04:51:43 am

That's wonderful! So happy you will have your special access to the shore all summer long. A lovely gesture by a kind gentleman.

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Freda
18/5/2020 06:21:08 am

Coffee and walnut cake may be part of the deal! (I gave him the last slice from the freezer.)

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