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Cutting lawns - why?
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:37:07 PM UTC+1, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-07-16 14:38:53 +0100, Gary Woods said: Sacha wrote: I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! Not limited to Europeans: I remember touring the Rosicrutians' headquarters in San Jose, California.... several acres of lush lawn with built in sprinklers that watered every night, since the area only gets meaningful rain in the spring. More sensible folk used various succulents for landscaping; a restaurant I dined at several times had a beautiful hedge of Jade plants. Before I sold the house I owned when I met Ray, I let it to an American from New Mexico. She told me that every shrub in her garden had its own drip feed. Perish the thought of planting what was suitable to the conditions! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk Every plant in our garden has to pass the 'Spartan baby on the mountain test'. Though we will water until new plants are established. Rod |
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