This is how my garden currently looks. I’ll probably cut the grass sometime this week but I usually let it get at least this long before mowing. Honestly, I don’t mind the way it looks and kind of prefer it. I know it is weedy but I like the flowers and think they are sweet, plus they provide resources for bees and other animals. But my dad was horrified when he saw it..😂 This is my first time living in Germany or having any type of garden space- a few months ago was the first time mowing grass in my life – and I am just curious if having my garden like this would bother my neighbors or be a nuisance? What do you think?
by knizal
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I like it. That doesn’t mean that people won’t give you the side-eye, but you need to decide how much to care about it.
I’m in a somewhat complex situation lawn-wise, as I have the ground floor flat and responsibility about the garden, but above me there’s a woman who would prefer everything natural to just be poured over with concrete and painted green. So to keep the peace, I do mow… but I do it rarely, and I keep “wild” corners on the edges. I also mow around clusters of flowers in the lawn.
Ultimately it’s your lawn, your life.
Just make sure to trim anything that’s hanging outside your property and over the sidewalk. But besides that, I don’t see any potential problem.
I mean, it doesn’t seem to bother anyone on adjacent lots, doesn’t present any sort of hazard to visitors, or give any other reason for concern from what I can see. Seems fair enough.
>But my dad was horrified when he saw it..😂
I mean, if he lives with you, you might have to come to some kind of agreement over this, but if he doesn’t, it’s not his choice.
If you like it and aren’t obliged to mow it, just don’t.