I wonder there's not a space for older or less able garden owners to do
a deal with someone to get their gardens cultivated. I know a couple of
people who through lack of time or disinclination, or physical infirmity
who don't look after their gardens. They don't want to move but the
gardens go to pot. What a pity there wasn't some sort of organisation
which linked a garden to a gardener before the developers get in !

Either side of us are long term lets and so they don't do anything to
their 200 foot gardens besides mow the grass, (except, one, only has it
mown half way down and then there's a low wire fence) Consequently on
one side there's all sorts of stuff growing, good for wildlife but the
ivy and brambles will eventually strangle the life out of it.

janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk