{"id":108789,"date":"2019-07-07T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hate-weeding-an-easy-solution-james-wong\/"},"modified":"2019-07-07T17:09:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T10:09:03","slug":"hate-weeding-an-easy-solution-james-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hate-weeding-an-easy-solution-james-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Hate weeding? An easy solution | James Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThese fast-growing flowers beat the weeds at their own gameIf you\u2019re a regular reader, it will probably come as little surprise that I am a passionate believer in the therapeutic power of horticulture. I love witnessing the miracle of life unfold by sowing seeds, the satisfaction when a tree first bears fruit, the fresh scent of a mown lawn. However, there is one job I really can\u2019t hack, especially at this time of year of peak plant growth, and that\u2019s weeding. The hours of back-breaking work rooting out weeds between cracks in paving and in gravel drives, only to have to repeat the whole process a week later is (even to me) just too much like outdoor tidying up.Fortunately, there is a simple trick you can deploy to beat nature at its own game. You can harness the power of tough, low-growing ornamentals to out-compete weeds for space, water and nutrients in these nooks and crannies. Not only will this dramatically reduce the amount of time you\u2019ll need to spend weeding, but it will also turn a desert of paving and gravel into a colourful, living surface that will withstand any amount of trampling. Here are some of my favourite, hard-working candidates to fill cracks and crevices and get down to the business of fighting weeds. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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