PaulT Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 We had someone checking the house (not cleaning) and doing the garden until for reasons I will not disclose that ended.We decided not to find someone else and invested in a ride on mower. We only have .5 acre and sometimes we arrive and the grass is very tall but 1.25 hours with the ride on and it is OK with a highish cut and then a lower cut a day or so later.The house is cleaned before we leave and everything covered with dust sheets and on arrival jst need to remove the sheets and possibly a vacuum and it is systems go.And Sweets how thoughtless of you not to fill the ice cubes - you could have also left some ex-lax chocolates on the pillow for them.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 [quote user="Duncan"]Does that seem about right? Any other options?[/quote]Before we had a proper garden (and I'm not entirely sure we do even now because my bramble crop is once again just a bit too extravagant) our neighbour used to graze her sheep on the grass and that was a nice and effective way of keeping the grass short. Occasionally they let the first flush of grass grow and they made a few bales of hay from the cutting mid-May.A friend in a nearby village has a neighbour who grazes a few cows for a few weeks in spring on the land surrounding their house - in fact, their guard cows are in there now. [:D] Downside are a few cowpats, I suppose, but the grass is kept at a manageable height.[quote user="Cendrillon"]Ditto, opening is not the problem and takes no time, leaving and closing the house is much more time consuming IMO.[/quote]I agree totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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