Spring is here and our garden needs a bit of fairy dust sprinkled over it to resurrect it from the murky depths it’s currently in.
It needs to heal after months of being ran into the ground by the boys and their football over the splodgy winter period. My plan of having a lawn to rival that of a pitch perfect bowling green is about as realistic as having tea towels without any stains on them….not going to happen around here.
I like to dream though, I love to see all the amazing ideas in the glossy magazines of perfect peonies, dainty dahlias and ruby roses blooming around the edge of the afore mentioned lawn. Pinterest is perfect for sitting in the evening and clicking through all the whacky ideas for the garden. As quick as I can tap it in, it’s jumping up before my eyes.
As I sat there today with my other half, with the sun shining down, I looked beneath me to the packed, hard, dark earth. It is devoid of a single blade in the centre and has a dark brown stain running up the middle of what should be the lawn. Whatever analogies you could form would be pretty much on the money…it’s not a nice sight! A few battle weary blades linger at the edges bowed in prayer, waiting for monday morning to come and the school bell ring so they have some peace.
With the sight of the skid marked lawn firmly in mind I am determined about setting a few goals in a bid to get somewhere nearer the dream. So, here goes…..
My spring action plan is as follows:
- Dig over the lawn
- Re-seed big brown stain
- Wait 2 weeks – even with the super quick growing lawn, I’ll need all of that
- Find indoor summer games for 2 lively boys-(gulp!)
- Ask the boys to be careful not to tread on the lawn……
Wait a minute…Ask the boys to do what!!?
Oh goodness, well let’s just re-think a mo……I can’t set myself up to fail, they do look so happy playing……..ok, how about….
My new spring action plan is as follows:
- Help tie the shoe laces of the football boots too many times a day to remember
- Be the look-out while they covertly nip into next doors garden to retrieve the ball
- Be ref, goalie and supporter – as needed or dictated by ‘the team’
- Enjoy every week that I can watch them laugh and play
- Ask the boys to stay on what was meant to be the ‘lawn’ and enjoy the fresh air
That is the feel good, no stress sort of plan that’s going to help the second half of this year run that bit smoother.
I love this, it is real life! Sometimes I get frustrated with mess and chaos and then I remember how much they have grown up already and so I embrace the chaos of motherhood with open arms. Thank you so much for join me this week at #mg I am so happy!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, what a great way to start the day:)
Pinterest is the best when you need inspiration for a project. Good luck getting it all done. So lovely your boys have got a big garden to run around on xx #mg
Good luck with getting it all done 🙂 It sounds like a lot when you look at the list, but I’m not a gardener.
Just think in years to come (with me probably by your side) there will be many blades of grass. Flowers (with heads) in beautifully maintained beds but our babies will have taken their muddy football boots to their own homes and we’ll be wishing these years back! Your second plan sounds perfect, and I look forward to hearing the sound of our children playing out there in the summer.
Aahh so do I:) that’s beautiful X
It sounds the perfect plan – and lawns are so overrated anyway! Thanks for linking up to #PoCoLo x
Definitely think your second plan is the more likely one. with two boys myself I know all to well what it is like. Good luck though I hope you get it sorted. Thanks for linking to #PicknMix
My garden could do with some fairy dust too. Unfortunately i have a small garden so we are limited what we can play in it. We have a table and chairs which we often eat lunch or dinner on which is nice and Miss M likes to cartwheel on the grass. We laid out quick growing grass seeds that worked really well! For us its the park for football and fun games! Have fun and enjoy your garden 🙂 Thank you for linking up to #fancyacoffeefriday. I hope you come back again. Oh and thank you very much for all of your lovely comments on other posts in this linky 🙂
Thank you Rachel:) I’m glad you enjoyed the post and thanks for having me at your linky party:)
What a fun project!! Pinterest is a great place to go for inspiration. Your garden will be gorgeous! We found cake inspiration for our son’s communion cake on Pinterest! Thanks so much for joining us at #bloggerclubuk
A great way to look at things, and an even better plan for spring! Something tells me you will have no problem following through! #fancyacoffeefriday
Thankyou!:) I’m going to give it my best and see what Spring throws my way. My other half came home with a small bee house yesterday for the garden!! Gulp! ?
I think your second plan sounds divine. I wish we had a larger garden and I could watch my boys playing football on it. We have a small yard but I try to sprinkle some fairy dust and make it pretty. ?
That’s beautiful! With that outlook on life, everything must shine:)
We are getting our garden done this year, having a landscape gardener come in and do a new patio and plant some trees and flower beds. we just have a large turf area for our garden, so this is definitely our spring project. I just wouldn’t know where to start myself, so getting much needed help and guidance. #bestandworst
I think it’s good to have a project in mind and isn’t pinterest great for giving you amazing ideas. I look forward to hearing if you progress any further. Thanks for linking up #bestandworst