The Mandelbear's Jungle Adventure

[mdlbear]

It's probably just as well that I don't remember who landscaped our back yard. Among other things, they put in this monstrosity of a jungle vine -- passionflower, I think -- that produces beautiful, huge orange flowers but has basically taken over.

I spent about two hours trying to disentangle it from the jacaranda tree. I won the fight, eventually, but one of the branches broke, and there are still some bits of vine clinging to branches I can't reach. Grr.

I don't think anyone's worked on the back yard for over a year. I don't have much free time, and hate gardening; flower_cat has time and likes to garden, but her arthritis keeps her from doing much.

I'm tempted to pave it and paint it green.

Comments

Backyard Jungle

[roaringmouse.livejournal.com]

You could always put in Astro-turf.

giggle giggle

Mouse

Re: Backyard Jungle

[mdlbear]

or indoor/outdoor carpeting

Jungles

[sroth.livejournal.com]

Even my houseplants win the fight.
The cactus I grew from seed over 30 years
ago needs repotting (someone needs to
put on as many gardening gloves as are
laying around and lift it out by the
spines

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Even my houseplants win the fight.
The cactus I grew from seed over 30 years
ago needs repotting (someone needs to
put on as many gardening gloves as are
laying around and lift it out by the
spines <it's all spines>) Maybe I'll
hire the gardener who did you back
landscaping. Growing a cactus from
seed may be worse than having a child
since you can never declare it grown up
and kick it out of the house.

Re: Jungles

[mdlbear]

Don't kick it barefoot, anyway.

For some values of "pot" you may be able to lay it on its side and smash the pot to get it out.