Wednesday, June 18, 2008

These are the last days of the {Blue}Grass Garden. And by that, I mean it's finally time to cut the grass! This is not because neither I nor Emmet are growing weary of gardening; it's just the natural and healthy progression of growing and pruning. For those who need a word of encouragement, please see Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.

You may have noticed in the surrounding countrysides that most fields are being cut and bailed for hay. The time has come for the Garden to follow suit. In the next week I will cut the grass and see if there might be opportunity to make hay.


Emmet continues to work the ground. Just today, he was fertilizing the plot.


The golden tipped grass has run its course. Now it's time for the next phase.


After my last post on the rain soaked grass, most of the Garden returned to a vertical state. However, over the past week wind and natural decay has laid the grass down once again.


The last time we cut the Garden was in late April of 2007. Last year's record height was just over 3". You can see that we have outdone ourselves this year with one sprout exceeding 5". Now that's some grass!

Monday, June 2, 2008

The aesthetic of having grass that is nearly 2/3 as tall as you are can be remarkable. It's a type of experience lost to the "city" dweller. One such beautiful moment occurred a little while back: it was a rainy morning, but the precipitation was in the form of a heavy mist, falling lightly around. The Garden produced a wonderful response, in that the grass laid down, covered heavy with droplets of water. (I was a little concerned that the grass might not return to its vertical stature, but upon drying the Garden stood back up!) Emmet, as usual, inspected the condition of the grass by circling the plot numerous times. The rains continued to fall the rest of that day. The following is a small gallery of selected images.








Something that you must know, but probably were not aware of, is that Emmet is highly opposed to becoming wet. So when it rains, he maintains his duties from a distance.


Currently the Garden has gone to seed and is starting to brown just a bit. (Photos will be coming soon.) However, I am concerned that the grass may need serious maintenance by the end of this summer. Perhaps I may have to cut and bail the grass to produce my own hay.