Comments on: The Patchwork Lawn http://www.veitchsmith.com/2008/02/24/the-patchwork-lawn/ articles on Christianity, lifestyle and more... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:27:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Endlessly Restless http://www.veitchsmith.com/2008/02/24/the-patchwork-lawn/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Endlessly Restless Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.veitchsmith.com/2008/02/24/the-patchwork-lawn/#comment-204 I empathise. I'm not one of those gardeners who takes pride in a perfectly flat, weed-free, stripey lawn, but ... ours is not good. We don't have a dog, but we do have an overabundance of moss. A couple of years ago I spent a back-breaking long weekend aerating the front 'green bit' (the word lawn simply cannot be applied with any degree of integrity!) brushing in sharp sand to improve drainage etc, etc. The result? Even more moss than before. Now I don't think that's a parable of my life, but I have concluded that there is a lesson or two. Firstly, don't try to solve all of the problems at once. Deal with the moss and then - and only then - deal with the remaining problems. Secondly, if I really mean that I'm not all that bothered about having a perfect lawn, then I should put my effort into the areas of the garden that do bother me. Thirdly, one of the best things in the world is to lie on the grass and look at the clouds in the sky - and when you do that it puts everything into proper perspective (and you can't see the moss because you're lying on it!). Happy gardening. I empathise. I’m not one of those gardeners who takes pride in a perfectly flat, weed-free, stripey lawn, but … ours is not good. We don’t have a dog, but we do have an overabundance of moss. A couple of years ago I spent a back-breaking long weekend aerating the front ‘green bit’ (the word lawn simply cannot be applied with any degree of integrity!) brushing in sharp sand to improve drainage etc, etc. The result? Even more moss than before.

Now I don’t think that’s a parable of my life, but I have concluded that there is a lesson or two. Firstly, don’t try to solve all of the problems at once. Deal with the moss and then – and only then – deal with the remaining problems. Secondly, if I really mean that I’m not all that bothered about having a perfect lawn, then I should put my effort into the areas of the garden that do bother me. Thirdly, one of the best things in the world is to lie on the grass and look at the clouds in the sky – and when you do that it puts everything into proper perspective (and you can’t see the moss because you’re lying on it!).

Happy gardening.

]]>