Welcome to week 2 of ‘This Week In The Garden I am…….’
This week we are watering our neighbours garden.
Each year our next-door neighbour travels over east to visit his family and each year we look after his garden.
This year the trip for our neighbour has been particularly difficult as he has family in the bushfire affected areas of our country.
We take extra care of his front lawn, water it by hand and with a sprinkler and usually by the time he returns he has green grass out the front where once it was dry and dusty. We are mindful about watering the garden on the allocated watering days and keep an eye on the timer so as not to use excessive water.
We will apply a granular wetting agent for lawns again this week to ensure that the water we apply soaks into the sandy soil and really gets into the roots of the lawn.
We take extra care of his trees in the back garden, we have a bit of a vested interest in these trees, because we planted them, all along the boundary fences. In time, his garden will be a leafy green oasis with some really beautiful trees providing habitat for birds. You see, we ran out of room in our garden and so, in our quest for planting more trees on this planet we started planting trees at our neighbours’ place. It’s a rental property and he has the permission of the owners to plant trees and plants.
We have planted responsibly, selecting Eucalypts that will only grow to about 6metres and also some hibiscus which will create great screening and habitat for birds and insects.
This week we will add more mature compost to the base of each tree and water it in well, feeding them and watering them at the same time.
We have a great relationship with our neighbour and we enjoy taking care of his garden while he travels. It’s very satisfying knowing that when he returns his garden will look even better than when he went away.
We also collect his mail and make sure that his bins go out each week.
Do you help your neighbours out when they go on holidays?
