I also get passersby complimenting my yard. But my edibles are behind the fence. Already harvesting early spring vegetables, artichokes, kale, chard, arugula, bok choy.
Roundup poisons everything, plants, animals, fungi, water. Bad for people, pets, wildlife, environment.
Septic Tank service every couple of years and a tree specialist prunes back my big old growth trees ...I have a broadleaf maple with a 4' wide trunk that is a beast to climb and limb up...my redwood is the same...next year I plan to hire a chimney sweep for my stove pipe maintenance.....I've always done it myself but I have a steep pitched roof and I think it's time for me to stay off it.....also have the roof de-mossed every couple years....I do my own garbage runs and it takes a long time to fill 4 cans....I don't put food scraps, etc in the trash...that all gets composted. 10 bucks to empty 4 cans 4 times a year opposed to 12 bucks a month for one can dumped weekly....the transfer station is half a mile down the mountain so....I take care of that myself ..lawn mowing I love...it's an excercise machine....break a sweat quickly ...I use a honda mower with a rear wheel drive....push mower....had a riding mower I gave away..it was always breaking and like driving a car around the yard...nah...those are for mowing big fields....I only mow about an acre of grass total...back acre is all old growth with ferns...I'm about to give up splitting wood with a maul by hand....going to buy an electric wood splitter and save my bones the trouble
Last time I had a lawn was sometime in the early 80's, maybe? Don't know why anyone has them, unless you are heavily into croquet. barfo
basements don't usually have lawns...but grass clippings are great nitrogen for the garden....think of it as harvesting the lawn...
I have battery leaf blowers and trimmers and bought them in sets because they were discounted. A dual leaf blower is an adventure is everything you dream of. > I would rather do this.
