{"id":116351,"date":"2020-05-14T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/im-pruning-and-planting-but-one-gardening-mystery-remains-how-do-snails-get-up-to-the-fourth-floor\/"},"modified":"2020-05-14T13:04:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T06:04:26","slug":"im-pruning-and-planting-but-one-gardening-mystery-remains-how-do-snails-get-up-to-the-fourth-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/im-pruning-and-planting-but-one-gardening-mystery-remains-how-do-snails-get-up-to-the-fourth-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm pruning and planting, but one gardening mystery remains. How do snails get up to the fourth floor?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI\u2019ve revived sad trays of greenery rescued from forecourts and even \u2013 oh, joy \u2013 found an app that tells me which plant is whichI don\u2019t have a garden, but I\u2019m lucky enough to have a bit of a terrace with some pots on it. The tending of these pots, along with the ironing of socks and dusting of ornaments, is something I have always left to my mum but she is isolating much more than a fork\u2019s length away, so it is down to me to take charge. There are two important things you need for gardening: an appreciation of plants and stuff, and a certain amount of patience. I only have one of these.I started by tearing out indiscriminately anything I judged to be overgrown. Over the phone my mum implored me not to be too hard on the bay tree, but I\u2019ve savaged the thing, showing it, among other unkempt-looking greenery, who is the boss. In the space cleared, I have probably planted far too much new stuff, having sourced dozens of pots and trays of sad-looking plants, mainly from petrol station forecourts. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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