Tuesday, June 27, 2017

On Weeding


I was walking by this beautiful peony and noticed how they open fully in the bright sunlight.

I've been spending a lot of time picking weeds painstakingly out of my lawn.  One day my neighbour came over to tell me I am wasting my time as they will just grow back.  What I need to do it over seed the lawn with lots of grass seed and top with quality soil.  He recommended Scott lawn products, which I always see at Costco.  He said if I do this once, I'll never have to do it again.  Husband M says he will take on the chore.  Meanwhile, I am still weeding as I actually enjoy it.

16 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Lovely peonies. I declare everything that grows to be flowers, and then I don't need to pull weeds! Hugs, Valerie

Rhapsody Phoenix said...

Blessings, absolutely lovely. I love the end result not the work

Anna of Mutton Style and Years said...

There's plenty to weed without it being the lawn. We just mow the weeds in the grass. I guess we could smother them. Worth a try.

Anonymous said...

That is good advice from your neighbour. When grass is healthy and abundant, it can in fact rid the weeds on its own. We don't really mind on our end, so we just mow everything down. If it's green, it's fine!

Blogoratti said...

One can see the benefit of actually taking time to pull out weeds, as its not as bad as it sounds. And that is good neighborly love indeed. Greetings to you!

JFM said...

We have to many acres to try that!!! Hubby mows and all is well :)
Lovely flowers 💮

DeniseinVA said...

That is good to know. Thanks Christine and your peonies are lovely! :)

Lowcarb team member said...

What a beautiful colour flower that is.
There is something quite satisfying about pulling weeds ...

All the best Jan

Kristin said...

My wedding flowers! They are my absolute favorite - and yes, do what you enjoy!! Weeding is exercise, right? xo

Silver in AZ said...

beautiful flowers!

Lisabella Russo said...

The flowers are lovely! Interesting about the lawn.

Jenn Jilks said...

I enjoy my weeds, the bees like the dandelions, we're just finishing devil's paintbrush, it's all green!

Anonymous said...

I am curious about this. Why not take before and after photos. That would make a nice post. If you have success, I might copy you.

Adam said...

Some guy told me his neighbor uses Thompson's waterseal to kill the weeds on his lawn. Makes sense as it would block air, water and sun from it. I woudln't do it for the whole lawn, but it's out of the box thinking

Kathy G said...

We've overseeded the past two falls, and added a layer of compost once. It does seem to have made a difference. However, I think that the regular applications of fertilizer and weed killer help, too.

Kay said...

I've never seen peonies quite like this. So pretty.