Gardening

We do not have specific expectations regarding the garden, as we are not affected by the consequences. We would suggest keeping an eye on the front garden so that it does not become too wild. As for the rear garden, you may choose your own level of ambition.

In this part of the garden (image below), we are actually planning to create a wildflower meadow. So if you leave it as it is, there’s a good chance you’ll be rewarded with a beautiful display of flowers by early summer.

A first decision to make is whether to fertilise the lawn or not. If you don’t, the lawn will not look as good, but you will also have less work to do. The choice is yours!

It’s usually visually obvious when the lawn needs mowing. From May onwards, this is generally every two weeks, although sometimes the weather means it will need mowing weekly.

Fertilising the lawn

In the garage, you will find a bag of lawn fertiliser. The amount left in the bag should be sufficient for our lawn. It would be best to fertilise in March or early April.

We use a spreader for fertilising. Simply put the entire contents of the bag into the spreader. Then walk around the garden while pulling the handle. The flow rate can be adjusted: I usually start at a low setting and then increase it gradually until all the fertiliser has been distributed.

Mowing the lawn

We have a battery-powered electric lawn mower. You will find the charger and the two batteries on the bookshelf in the garage. The cutting height of the blades can be adjusted. Occasionally, the battery may run out almost immediately; this usually indicates that the blades are set too low. In that case, simply replace the battery and increase the cutting height.

 

The lawn mower also has a safety key. We normally leave it in place so it doesn’t get lost, and instead remove the battery once mowing is finished.


 After you are done with mowing, you empty the container into the compost bin.

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