Brownstoner Garden: Planting Gowanus Booty
Here’s how the garden looked on Sunday afternoon after doing the first wave of planting. Previously: Contractor’s About Done [Brownstoner]
Here’s how the garden looked on Sunday afternoon after doing the first wave of planting.
Previously: Contractor’s About Done [Brownstoner]
We have an pushmower that we don’t use anymore if you want it. Works great cutting the grass, but raking it is a pain. Have since upgraded to a small electric mower. Where are the herbs?
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I don’t know what everyone else does but we bought an electric mower last year. We torture our neighbors for 5 minutes at a stretch and then it’s done. Some of our neighbors use weed whackers. And one, incredibly, does use scissors.
I use a 1920s oak and iron push mower I bought for $5 at Salvation Army for my first garden apartment in the So. Slope in 1970 (the one my mother referred to as “that filthy basement slum”).
I had it adjusted once by an itinerant knife sharpener about 15 years ago. It cuts the grass in my small Midwood Street garden in about 15 minutes (and I spend about 1/2 that time moving lawn furniture). I’ve always wanted a John Deere lawn tractor, but my wife says “no way” 🙂
My garden is mostly garden (i.e. not grass.) I have one small area where I laid sod and a flagstone path. I use regular hedge clippers on it. Takes about 10 minutes or so. No need for a mower.
push mower. and scissors.
question for all you yard owners here…
do any of you own a lawnmower? what are you going to do with that grass in 2 weeks? scissors?
really nice! I am trying to figure out what to do with my little kensington garden. is there a site or somewhere I can look for ideas for small city gardens? everywhere I look its all about someone’s big suburban backyard.