in article JuM1a.552$DT1.51259@newsfep2-gui, Dave Arthuro at
wrote on 10/2/03 11:29 am:

As garden lovers you are going to kill me for asking this question! I am
purchasing a house with a small back lawn and some side plants. I really
have no interest in gardening Is it possible to have plants and grass
that require little or no intervention?


If the lawn is really small, I'd pave it over and have a terrace, instead.
I've never seen the point in having the chore of cutting a very small lawn
when one could just as easily sunbathe on stone flags, for example! Have
some colourful plants in pots, perhaps a 'warter feecher' but remember that
pots will need watering copiously in dry weather. If you really don't want
to garden, your local nursery or garden centre will probably plant pots up
for you! Pots positioned in groups of odd numbers with perhaps one really
stunning one as a focal point, look best. Pots arranged rigidly around an
area only look good (IMO) if they're all the same style, precisely spaced
and have exactly the same plants in them. Very stylish - bit dull! ;-)
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Sacha
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