What to do, what to do....
Okay, LONG story short, I can't keep up with the weeds in my 5 different perennial beds. Even if we take into consideration that I need to get outside and enjoy summer, and not spend the blessedly short New Brunswick summer at a computer...
I simply cannot keep up.
I've had arthritis in my hands, wrists, and on a bad day I can feel it in my elbows, for years. Oh, and my lower back is shot, as well as my neck, but, whatever.
But I could always manage a schedule of weeding for a few hours, then resting my hands a few days, then weeding again, then resting, etc.
I went out 2 evenings ago and weeded for 45 minutes and my hands still hurt. Like, ACHE.
I think between aging (gag, cough, gasp) and the Great Wipe Out Of January, I did more damage than I thought. I've known I cracked my kneecaps, although they didn't x-ray those when they did the 35 other x-rays. One can tell these things. It's called 'pain'.
I spoke to my husband about things last night and he said just to keep trying. Huh. Okay, but umm, what about next year?
I think what I'm going to have to do is move all the plants from one smaller bed, to the bigger one, and consolidate the two, then seed over the empty bed. My neighbour suggested I dig up some of the healthy perennials and put them in pots and sell them. I'm not emotionally attached to the spireas, and so I may get rid of them, and fill up the space with azaleas and rhodos and put down some weed fabric and call it a shrub garden.
Sigh.
I like pretty flowers, but I also like being able to type. And open my fingers. And the laptop.
I'll keep you all posted....
But for now, here's a few shots of my garden.
I almost made myself sick getting out and weeding a few weeks ago, too. Ugh. Trying to keep all those baby weeds from growing big, I've been taking the hoe and just shuffling the dirt around! :) But your garden is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSorry for the pain, I know it's hard, not being able to keep up with that which you love.
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