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My garden has 3 core functions. Recreation and play, Growing vegetables and fruits, and givin nature more room. The so called Controlled Wildernes. I Love to see all the different species the are coming by. But i always want to make it better, especially the combination of space for family and nature. Ive got inspired by the book The Garden Jungle from Dave Goulson. It just gave me more ideas and motivation to protect the smal animals, and make the garden usefull for more. But what about you? What books, articles, documentary etc, did inspire or would give me some ideas to let nature have more space in af garden?

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[โ€“] FriedRice@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow it sounds like a wonderfull garden, just like i want too. Isnt it true ot still is hard work? I often tell thoese old people, who want that fully green lawn, that its the same hard work, andits not because im not doing anything ๐Ÿ˜€

[โ€“] JonBrohauge 1 points 2 hours ago

It does take some work during the "end of garden season" to clean up the old and dry stuff. At the beginning of the season, when the frost has mostly gone for the year, there is potentially some "patching bare spots" to do. Otherwise it's just a nip and tuck exercise, pending on your need for perfection. My wife is definitely more picked than I am in that regard ๐Ÿ˜‚

My experience tells me it's harder to keep the perfect lawn and sharp edges of the beds than to "go wild".

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