I Think We Need A Full-Time Gardener

As some of you know the last few weeks we have been on a renovation stint and we've already had the house re-painted, fences put up and a bunch of other things done well..

We're now on to the having a new patio and garden landscaped and well, lets just say, its not as fun as i thought it would be LOL

I have hacked down 3 full grown bushes over the last couple of days, marked out where the patio and beds are going to be in addition to where we'll be putting our water feature but, all the crap i hacked down from the bushes is still where i left it LOL

I think we need a full time gardener so we can concentrate on actually getting the 'good stuff' done, anyone looking for a job?

Robin, i seem to recall a few days ago you said you were interested in pottering around the garden, got a few weeks spare and fancy a trip to Florida? ;)

Regards,

Lee

OOOOhhh that would be cool Lee I've never been to Florida! And doing what I like to do... Bad timing though. :(

I do luv pottering in my own garden but I've never really liked working in other peoples gardens. :)

In the past, I've tried to do my own plumbing and car repair, too. Even if you know what you're doing, you're taking time away from EARNING money. And don't forget about the recooperation time after all that physical labor...

My boyfriend is a gardener. He just moved to San Francisco, and is looking for work. If you're willing to fly him out, he'll do a great job. Contact me offline if you can't find anyone locally.

If we can live with you rent-free. Gardening is Toby's one true passion. ;)
And Florida is where we want to move. Sounds like a win-win situation, lol.

Well as a horticulturist I think I would be the ideal candidate if you were willing to pay my airfare :)

It would be a nice holiday away from AUS.

hehehe,

Allan

Greetings:

Apparently you don't have the abundance of illegal immigrants over there in Daytona like we have over here in Orlando?

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Originally Posted by JustMe

Greetings:

Apparently you don't have the abundance of illegal immigrants over there in Daytona like we have over here in Orlando?

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You know we actually spoke about this over dinner this evening with the family LOL

We're absolutely positive that we do have an abundance of them the problem is, non of us know where to find them LOL

Regards,

Lee

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Originally Posted by ozmalegalleries

Well as a horticulturist I think I would be the ideal candidate if you were willing to pay my airfare :)

It would be a nice holiday away from AUS.

hehehe,

Allan

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But, Allan... there are conditions that we'd expect of you. I don't think your girlfriend would approve :wtf: hehehehe


Frig the garden Jim... you and Toby should just come for a visit LOL

See I love planting and potting and playing in the dirt. It's genetic. My dad and grandmother can make the most beautiful gardens rise from nothing. We used to joke if we saw something spring up through a crack in the sidewalk outside of babice's (polish for grandma) apartment that she was growing wild flowers. And my dad has the same green thumb... whatever he touches in the garden is beautiful.

I can do it too but spending tens years sitting in front of a PC makes digging holes in the garden the equivalent of bench pressing 500lbs LOL Hopefully by the time all is in place, we'll have a beautiful backyard and I'll leave 100lbs behind!

Chucklin ... you mean to tell me you can't get this done in one hour?? Wow, to think I've been misled by all those gardening makeover shows on TV.

Seriously though, I remember when I first moved here, and there wasn't any yard to really speak of. Basically it was nothing more than crab grass surrounded by huge patches of bare ground. It was infested with earwigs and grubs and snails. It only took about 7 years, but it's now one of the nicest gardens in the area. I did a lot of plantings that would come up yearly, with areas reserved for annuals, so there's always something to see from Spring thru late fall. There's several varieties of roses, english ivy on the privacy fence, hostas, aromatic herbals, wisteria, forsythia, honeysuckles, a butterfly bush, tulips, daffodiles, and clusters of wild and domestic day lilies. I still can't seem to get grass into one area heavily shaded by trees all summer, short of cutting down some trees, I guess it'll just stay sparse. Even special shade grass seed didn't make it past a month or so before giving up.

It's a lot of work ... but when you're sitting on the deck with that cold ice tea in your hand and steaks sizzlin on the grill and you can watch as the wild birds play in your fountain and butterflys float by like small colorful clouds, you'll be glad you got it done.

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Originally Posted by Gary-Alan

But, Allan... there are conditions that we'd expect of you. I don't think your girlfriend would approve :wtf: hehehehe

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....MSG FROM ALLAN'S GF.....

I don't mind so long as you teach him a thing or to Gary :) He's been a bad bad boy.

....END MSG .....

One more trip to Lowes and i think we're all done :thumbsup:

I just installed the irrigation system and i have to say, im quite impressed with it, we even have stuff left over for when we do the back-right hand side beds and water features next week :)

I could grow to like this gardening stuff afterall hahaha

Regards,

Lee

Better get all of it done soon Lee. Its starting to get HOT here. This weekend the sun was unreal! My bf and I are landscaping and just replaced the windows in our house. Well he replaced the windows but I talked him through it :D

The sun was alot Bradley! Next few projects we're going to need to work on the off hours (early morning or dusk). I was out there for an hour, it just got to me so quickly.

The bed looks great, though! Lee did a great job.

AND, even with spf 3000 he's finally looks like he lives in FL and has come color.

Today feels like the same kind of day, so I'm staying here LOL

Yes morning or sundown is going to be about the only time you can work outside :sun: Although I have been forcing myself to get outside and tan b/c I dont want to show up at Internext looking as white as a ghost, nobody will believe I really live here!