Well, humph

Sep. 3rd, 2011 09:40 am
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Last night I went out for backyard drinks with the neighbor girls and I found out a couple things. First, Misogynist!Neighbor might not be as bad a misogynist as I thought. He might just be an insufferable ageist. (With the stereotypical South American cultural misogyny mixed in, of course.)

Grist for my mill, anyway.


Second, all my work in my back garden is going to be for naught. Or, it will be in a couple of years.

I've known for close to a year that the association is planning on putting in an unclimbable fence along the back of the property. It was supposed to be this year, but the economy has kind of put a crimp on our finances, so it's been put off till spring after next (I believe).

Thing I didn't realize is that they will be filling in our backyards before they install the fence.

Now, I've been proactively filling in the back of our yard (to keep the swamp out), but I have a feeling that the six to eight inches I've added over the years won't be enough. Which means that I will have to dig out everything I've planted when the time comes to fill.

On the one (pretty large) hand, this bums me out and sort of kills my motivation for obvious reasons.

On the other hand, this will give me a rather unique opportunity, planning-wise. If I go ahead and plant everything as I planned, I will get a year to see how it all looks and adjust the plan as needed. My plants will get a year to grow, so they'll go into the new garden bigger, and I'll probably have pretty decent soil to replant them into.

It will also provide me the opportunity to toil in my garden in a way that having a finished garden doesn't. So that's future strengthening exercise to look forward to.

And it gives me a really, inviolably good excuse not to out and splurge on the few plants I don't have and want for the garden (like wintergreen, and Japanese anemones). Which excuse I probably needed.

Date: 2011-09-03 03:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] timestep.livejournal.com
I'd keep a yard that is pretty and transplantable because HOA plans have a tendency to be put off. I wouldn't do anything that you will really hate to undo, but make sure your yard is a pretty place until they get around to making their change. My sister's HOA has had lots of plans on the books for the past 5 years. . .

In the mean time, enjoy your pretty yard.

Date: 2011-09-05 08:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com
Yeah, that's what I'm figuring. The board is pretty gung-ho, but there's stuff in the works that might make things difficult for them to apply their enthusiasm...

Thank you! I will! (Pics will be coming in the next week or so.)

Date: 2011-09-03 08:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] junewilliams7.livejournal.com
??? Why do they want to fill in your backyards for a fence? That seems unnecessary.

Date: 2011-09-05 08:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com
Because the land around here is very uneven and soggy toward the back. Or at least, that's the only reason I can think of...

No, that's not true. Where the fence is going to go in, there's known to be asbestos. Filling in before installing means they won't have to pay the exorbitant fees associated with working under hazmat conditions.

Date: 2011-09-05 08:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] junewilliams7.livejournal.com
Asbestos!!!! Yikes. Sounds like a good idea to keep your garden and yourselves away from it.

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