Once again GardenOwl is back in place and grumbling. MotherOwl tries mostly in vain to convince him that the garden does not have to look like a golf-course or an English country garden (see MotherOwl's gaden manifesto). Here he is, half buried in plants looking out over his kingdom.
Get going already, GardenOwl says. MotherOwl answers. Slow down, GardenOwl, I got to pick a lot of dandelion flowers before you'll get me cutting the grassy edges here.
Og se nu her. Nok engang spirer der masser af valmuer , kun fordi jeg ikke har luget i bedet. Nu kan jeg så se forskel på krudt og ukrudt, nu kan jeg luge her. Tag det nu roligt, Haveugle.
And look at this. The white arrows are ponting at all the poppies germinating because I did not weed here. Now I can see what is a weed and what not, growing things take their time, GardenOwl.
Se, jeg har fjernet græsset i en lille firkant, det ved jeg nemlig er ukrudt - det hjalp vel nok meget - eller ikke? Og jeg må komme tilbage efter morgenfruerne er spiret ordentligt frem og fjerne resten. Jeg ordner ikke resten af bedet!
Look, GardenOwl, I took away the grass in a test-square. I'm sure that's a weed. It did help ... or not! And I have to return later when the marigolds have reached a size where I can readily recognize them to weed once again. So, no, weeding today is not going to happen here.
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Men ja, Haveugle, her har du ret. Området omkring rabarberne trænger i den grad til en studsning. Det vil være lettere at plukke dem uden at nælderne brænder os og snerlerne holder fast i rabarberne.
And yes, GardenOwl, now you are right. These surroundings need a cut, the rhubarbs won't die because of the weeds, but we'll have an easier time picking them without nettles stinging us and bindweed holding on to them . Will be done soonest!
Haveugle, se lige den smukke røde ting her. Hvis jeg havde haft så travlt med at luge, ville den aldrig have haft en chance. Gad vide hvad det er?
GardenOwl. Look at this red one. Do you know what it is? Well, neither do I. But if I had weeded as much as you'd have liked, it would not have been here.
Kan du huske, Haveugle. Sådan så trappen ud, lige da den var færdig. Den er ikke helt så plantefri lige nu. Men der er altså en god grund. Lad os gå tættere på.
Do you remember, GardenOwl. This is how the stairs looked when they were all new. They do not look like this any more. I have a reason. Let's take a closer look.
Nej det er ikke tæt nok på, Haveugle. Nu kan du bare se det ukrudt vi efterlod, men ikke grunde til at det er der! Overblik og store linjer er godt, men detaljen er også vigtig.
No, GardenOwl, this is not close enough. Now you can see all the remaining weeds, but not the reasons why they're there. Big lines are fine, but the details are important too.
Nu kan du se dem. Alle de små, runde huller. Det er ikke regnorme der har lavet dem, det er her alt for tørt til. Hvert eneste hul er en jordbis lille hjem. Dem må vi ikke forstyrre. Uglemors bier er jo døde, så jordbierne har et meget vigtigt bestøvningsarbejde i haven i år. Humlebierne hjælper godt nok, men jerdbier er vigtige.
Now you see them. All those small, round holes. No, it's not earthworms living here, it's far too dry. every single hole is the home of a solitary bee. They're better left alone. As MotherOwl's bees have died, we depend on solitary bees and bumblebees for pollination.
Haveuglen smiler ikke, men den er blødgjort. Og alle de smukke tulipaner der er sprunget ud ovenpå regnen, hjælper på humøret.
GardenOwl still is not smiling, but he has mellowed. And the many red tulips, blossoming after the rain sure helps.
Uglemor,
SvarSletYour garden is looking magnificent! I'm enjoying all your photos immensely!