It is finally time to cut down the daffodils. They have been slowly dying off this past month, and the vegetation round them has been growing rank. I use a strimmer with a metal blade fitted which is pretty effective, and gives protection against the main hazard of the job.
Of course, one of the hazards of cutting daffodils down in what is a dog walking area is that dogs find the long grass attractive for two particular reasons. A normal strimmer minces up the grass and anything else and throws it about in a sort of aerosol for the non grassy components. Pretty nasty. A blade simply cuts through the grass and daffodils.
Anyway, it is all looking a bit tidier tonight. The daffodils that were planted in february did really well and provided a great show. They flowered slightly later than the others, but were otherwise fine.
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