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midgey Mon 04-Jun-18 18:07:52

Last week I walked around the rough grass at the bottom of the garden, loads of buttercups but what looked like it might be something interesting...maybe an orchid? Decided not to mow the area and see what the plants were. I have been out for the day leaving my husband with his very kind carer. She has been kind enough to mow the grass for me! Drat and double dratshock

wildswan16 Mon 04-Jun-18 18:13:39

You can always remember about the day you had a rare orchid at the bottom of your garden. How lovely to have such a useful carer - she sounds like a treasure. Hope you managed to thank her with a big smile on your face.

Maybe it will pop up again - keep an eye on that spot.

midgey Mon 04-Jun-18 18:27:16

It was a very kind gesture on her part! She thought I disliked mowing that area so even kinder!

Anniebach Mon 04-Jun-18 18:46:20

Ouch , hope whatever it was grows back

SpanielNanny Mon 04-Jun-18 18:51:57

Oh no! How kind of her to do a job that she thought you disliked, but what a shame. Fingers crossed that whatever treasure was down there grows back.

lemongrove Mon 04-Jun-18 21:21:36

Yes, imagine that it was a lovely orchid ( which may return)
Even if it was probably a weed.grin
Having the lawn all mowed and neat is worth something though.
I nurtured a plant along ( which appeared out of nowhere)
And was very pretty, and then saw it was growing wild in the hedgerows.....doh! Thousands of them.

grannyactivist Mon 04-Jun-18 23:50:00

I don't think the phrase has ever crossed my lips before, but today I can say, midgey, I feel your pain. Why? Because today The Wonderful Man took it upon himself to 'prune' the plants in MY little raised bed. The plants that were just about to flower a second time and had all the new little buds on! Not content with that he then chopped down a tree in the front garden that squashed a peony that was also in bud. Could his new-found enthusiasm in the garden have anything to do with the fact I finally employed a gardener who started last week? Hmm....... I wonder!

Mapleleaf Tue 05-Jun-18 12:12:58

Ooh, grannyactivist! ??
We love ‘em really!!!!