My garden is always trying to get wilder, and I have episodic bursts of trying to move it in the opposite direction. This general Easter period was one of those bursts. And one of the first things I did was trim back the hedge. And that triggered another action.
Most of my garden is lawn, and on several sides, other plants are trying to encroach. Ivy is trying to come from several directions, and one of these is from underneath the hedge. And that had become extra obvious now that the hedge was smaller. I had had a lingering desire to and do that for years, But the hedge work pushed that to the top of the to do list.
I removed the ivy and whatever other plants had colonised this strip, and then removed the leaf litter. I’ve greatly boosted my compost heap. And then I raked back some top soil, spread grass seed, and raked the top soil back.
I first did that houseward of the raised bed. Then on the riverward side, but only until some lump. I think it’s an old tree trunk. I think I will clear up around the lump too, but I ran out of time. And when I was done, nature watered it.
I hope the grass seed (a leftover) is still viable. I hope so! Then I can soon enjoy my extended lawn…
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| Before of the riverward bit |
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| After |
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