Just days away from June and the end of “no mow” May
There are lots of dandelion seeds poised to blow away
The grass is nice and thick and certainly is tall
Who knows how many times my mower will start and stall?
The mild weather we had in April can be blamed in part
This contributed to the growing season getting an early start
There is just a few of us neighbours who continue to wait for June
The majority of the block will be happy to see this job done soon
The only thing I’ve done so far is to rid the garden of its weeds
Once the grass has been cropped I will be able to proceed
Saturday I went to a plant sale and came home with quite a few
Hopefully everyone will appreciate the thing I’m trying to do
The trees in the front yard produce a lot of shade
That’s the reason a change of plants had to be made
The ones that I purchased are supposed to do alright
These species I selected don’t require a lot of light
They need proper spacing in the garden bed
They are more like bushes and need room to spread
It will be looking pretty sparse when I first begin
Within the next few months it should all fill in
This should take care of the front yard and shouldn’t take much time at all
The bonus is that there should be less cleaning up required in the fall
This should definitely enhance our outdoor space
Give our friends a view that they can finally embrace
I’m looking forward to the challenge and seeing the outcome
Gardening is a challenge, I don’t possess a “green thumb”
Every spring I make the effort but seldom attain my goal
Yard work is something that I don’t enjoy as a whole
I usually strike when the iron is hot and go full steam ahead
The feeling eventually wanes and I find something else to do instead
This in turns puts my “horticultural” phase on hold
Could this be the year I finally break the mold?
The Black Sheep Poet 