The English meadow garden (itself first discussed in the late 1800s by William Robinson who suggested planting hardy bulbs meadow bulbs in meadow grass and naturalizing wildflowers under trees on great lawns) is one such garden fashion. The idea has hit the "arts and leisure" sections of the major newspapers. At the same time "meadows-in-a-can* and "Monet's garden' have been featured by camping and hiking equipment companies, in upscale mail order catalogs. Their colorful ads suggest to readers that vast sweeps of garden color can be theirs with a minimum of work over a short period of time.
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If you are lucky enough to have meadows surrounding your I but tired of mowing the whole works every fall, try the cono cloud-cutting. It requires thinking in grandiose terms, but it s great deal of effort in the long run. Between the front of your i and your existing lawn cut the last swath of grass with curves like the edges of clouds. In the fall of the first year cut only! front third of the meadow. The second year cut two-thirds of I meadow. Finally every third year cut the entire meadow.
The English meadow garden (itself first discussed in the late 1800s by William Robinson who suggested planting hardy bulbs meadow bulbs in meadow grass and naturalizing wildflowers under trees on great lawns) is one such garden fashion. The idea has hit the "arts and leisure" sections of the major newspapers. At the same time "meadows-in-a-can* and "Monet's garden' have been featured by camping and hiking equipment companies, in upscale mail order catalogs. Their colorful ads suggest to readers that vast sweeps of garden color can be theirs with a minimum of work over a short period of time.