The laurel hedge has been desperately in need of a trim for weeks now & The-Man-of-the-House reckons he's had chainsaw issues! However, crunch time has come & this weekend is it - so we'll need to pull on the Wellies, rug up & get to it (for at least 7 hrs!!)
Good luck with your trimming! I must own up to not owning any Wellies. I would love the pretty pink ones though, they would make a humdrum job in the garden far more appealing. Clare
7 hours. Ugrh. I divide my trimming over two weekends, since I have to trim it myself and use old fashioned hedge shears (I'm sure I would lose an arm to the chainsaw). But as I trim during summer - no wellies are needed. But I really like the black ones...
Life in the little village of Stirling in the hills above Adelaide in South Australia is just about as good as it gets! Enjoying a cool climate and 'hill-station' feel, Stirling is well-known for its 19th-century stone villas set on large grounds dense with roses, camellias, rhododendrons and huge old Oaks.
With 3 sons, 3 grandchildren & my work in a scientific business dominated by yes, more men, The Laurel Hedge was born out of my sheer desperation for something the boys just don't get & never will!
Quote This!
'No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it all too seriously.'
15 years of renovating was over - we'd just completed everything & were really enjoying our lovely old Victorian villa in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide. However we'd always had a fondness for the country life & without warning we found ourselves transported by alien beings disguised as Real Estate Agents to a house on 1/2 acre of wild, rambling gardens in Stirling!
The house is circa 1972 & with all the 70's features. Open-faced brown brick walls, raked ceilings, exposed beams, split levels - totally yuk! However, it's inherent design is great & the location amazing - tucked behind a wonderful old laurel hedge in a quiet country lane in the heart of gorgeous Stirling.
Good luck with your trimming! I must own up to not owning any Wellies. I would love the pretty pink ones though, they would make a humdrum job in the garden far more appealing.
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7 hours. Ugrh. I divide my trimming over two weekends, since I have to trim it myself and use old fashioned hedge shears (I'm sure I would lose an arm to the chainsaw). But as I trim during summer - no wellies are needed. But I really like the black ones...
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming wellies=rubber boots? lol...I love the different terms you use there compared to here! It's so fun.
ReplyDeleteI love the pink "wellies". :)
Again - teasing me with thoughts of winter Millie! Oh, I miss that Hills cold - keep warm and have fun in your wellies xx
ReplyDeleteLOL Have fun doing the yard! Make sure the Man-of-the-house helps out too. Daisy~
ReplyDeletegreat photos!
ReplyDeletelove the garden... don't like the work!