The imperfect lawn

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In contrast to our neighbours who I wrote about a couple of days ago, our lawn is far from perfect. I don’t even normally think that it is worthy of the name of ‘lawn’, it’s a patch of grass and other plants, but in my opinion it’s far more interesting, especially in the spring. Neither I nor my partner are keen on mowing the grass, a tedious and time-consuming task, so it often tends to get left until it’s just too scraggy to be at all presentable. It doesn’t grow evenly, because half of it is in permanent shade for 6 months of the year, so it’s full of moss and buttercups. But as well as that, many other plants have popped up and are spreading under our ‘care’ – primroses, violets, cowslips, daisies and even an orchid. I’m waiting to see what appears next! This is one of my favourite corners in the spring. All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2018.