For the last three days my husband and I have been
working together to clean up the yard and gardens. The weather is cooler and we find is
agreeable when working long hours in the yard.
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| Trim grasses around pavestone and stepping stones |
Husband has been using our greenworks chainsaw and
pole to trim the tree branches and I have been using the 10 amp string trimmer
to clean up the tall grass growing next to the garden edgestones, and along the
rock wall.
This trimmer is light weight so I could use it
easily to get close to the base of the rock wall and cut down the tall grass. Cleaning
up the wall will discourage snakes
from wanting to winter in the crevices.
When the overgrowth by rock wall was cut back I
moved to the side yard to trim the tall grass growing up against the dog
pen. In order to get this grass I needed
to stand on a large limestone rock and lean up hill. If I had used the gas trimmer I would be
really sore right now, but the greenworks is light and I could get the trimming
done without feeling discomfort.
Next on my list was to work on
the evasive vines that were choking out the blackberry and raspberry bushes, so
I got busy in removing the wild sweet autumn clematis. When I get the vines
removed I will use my trimmer to cut back the grass and brush growing around the berry bushes and
then remove clippings with rake.
There is a lot of work that needs to be done during early falls
and I am thinking that I will need two more days to get every section manicured. Then I can relax on the patio and enjoy
looking out at a well maintained yard and garden.
