I used to hate the garden as it seems to be mocking me and growing in all the wrong places. now I REALLY hate the garden. I used to do Saturday and Sunday, finishing early on sunday for a nice roast. Now if I do the whole Saturday I feel a bit like the roast on Sunday. Might get a concrete mixer for christmas.
I have grown to love gardening over the years, but with a couple of acres to maintain one still has to make strategic decisions about what to spend one's time on. Fortunately there's no need to resort to concrete (or even worse, Astroturf). Simply declare your garden a 'Wildlife friendly re-wilding zone' and leave it to look after itself. You can also claim a bit of carbon offset for the car!
