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Why Do You Manicure Your Lawn?
Posted on 3/11/24 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 3/11/24 at 6:26 pm
My wife (no pics) fusses at me cause I spend a lot of time taking care of the yard. (Weeding, feeding, watering, cutting) and she doesn’t understand why. It’s just a sense of pride for me to take care of something and to get my mind off life. What about you?
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Posted on 3/11/24 at 6:41 pm to Tiger328
Yes. It is what I do for a living and I like to show up my cul-de-sac.
This post was edited on 3/11/24 at 6:43 pm
Posted on 3/11/24 at 6:57 pm to Tiger328
I love doing my yard and my backyard is my tropical oasis. Nothing like sitting in my backyard on my swing looking at banana trees and tropical plants in full bloom. Did i mention the smell of jazzmine and the sight of the white flowers all along my back fence. A thick lawn with my pups laying in it while i drink a beer taking it all in. I could keep going. 
It's in my Dna having a beautiful yard.
It's in my Dna having a beautiful yard. 
Posted on 3/11/24 at 7:18 pm to Tiger328
I don't want the house to look trashy.
Posted on 3/11/24 at 7:29 pm to Tiger328
quote:
It’s just a sense of pride for me to take care of something
This. It's a good feeling after sweating your arse off edging then mowing and seeing how good the grass and edging look.
Posted on 3/11/24 at 7:37 pm to Tiger328
quote:Because I love the way it looks afterwards, and you get instant feedback of finishing your work. Also, you can tell a lot about a person by how they take care of their lawn/house.
Why Do You Manicure Your Lawn?
Posted on 3/11/24 at 7:41 pm to Tiger328
It’s a matter of pride. I live in a nice neighborhood and I like having a nice looking lawn (better than the neighbors that use a landscaping service).
I have property/farm and it was neglected for several years before I bought it. I really enjoy working on the land getting it back in shape. I’ve been working on it for 3yrs now. Still have a lot to do but it sure looks a whole lot better now than it did when we got it.
I love my tractor.
I have property/farm and it was neglected for several years before I bought it. I really enjoy working on the land getting it back in shape. I’ve been working on it for 3yrs now. Still have a lot to do but it sure looks a whole lot better now than it did when we got it.
I love my tractor.
Posted on 3/11/24 at 8:41 pm to Tiger328
Because it makes you feel like a man! I feel sorry for my neighbors who just pay people to do their lawn and mine still looks better. I always hope their wives make them feel like a little bitch… I have one neighbor who I think would pay someone to wipe their own arse rather than do it themselves.
This post was edited on 3/11/24 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 3/11/24 at 9:33 pm to Tiger328
Can’t explain it.
I like everything about it.
Love grass, trees, flowers, wildlife, etc.
Grew up playing a ton of golf so I’ve always been Bermuda obsessed.
I’m enjoying the challenge of wrangling in our backyard. It’s been four years now and this lawn season is off to the best start yet. Should make great strides.
Also, I really enjoy researching and applying the products.
Last, but perhaps my biggest motivation: a clean lawn for really young kids.
I like everything about it.
Love grass, trees, flowers, wildlife, etc.
Grew up playing a ton of golf so I’ve always been Bermuda obsessed.
I’m enjoying the challenge of wrangling in our backyard. It’s been four years now and this lawn season is off to the best start yet. Should make great strides.
Also, I really enjoy researching and applying the products.
Last, but perhaps my biggest motivation: a clean lawn for really young kids.
This post was edited on 3/12/24 at 8:39 am
Posted on 3/11/24 at 10:02 pm to Tiger328
I am competitive and want the best yard around my neighborhood
When I drive and see the weeds everywhere that people have it’s a sense of pride I don’t have it
I don’t want my house to look like shite and that I don’t care. I spent a lot of money on my home and i want it to look nice
I want to fix the areas that went to shite bc the builder put crap sod down and over seeded with contract mix
Lastly I dropped like 5 grand on sod for the rest of my lawn, why the frick wouldn’t I take of it. That would be just pissing money away.
When I drive and see the weeds everywhere that people have it’s a sense of pride I don’t have it
I don’t want my house to look like shite and that I don’t care. I spent a lot of money on my home and i want it to look nice
I want to fix the areas that went to shite bc the builder put crap sod down and over seeded with contract mix
Lastly I dropped like 5 grand on sod for the rest of my lawn, why the frick wouldn’t I take of it. That would be just pissing money away.
Posted on 3/11/24 at 10:10 pm to Tiger328
quote:
My wife (no pics) fusses at me cause I spend a lot of time taking care of the yard.
You married to cgrand?
Posted on 3/11/24 at 10:14 pm to Tiger328
Ask her why she cleans before the fricking maid comes clean
Posted on 3/12/24 at 7:43 am to Art Vandelay
I've always enjoyed doing the yard since I was a kid. Usually there is a gratification that stems from it. It makes everything look nice and kept.
Can't explain it - don't need to. Why does anyone like things?
Can't explain it - don't need to. Why does anyone like things?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:05 am to Tiger328
1. My house is expensive, so I want to take care of it, and that includes the yard
2. It looks nice and inviting to others
3. I enjoy it
4. My neighbor is a pro landscaper and his yard is impeccable, so i like to keep mine to his standard
5. A clean edge on a sidewalk with thick grass is awesome
2. It looks nice and inviting to others
3. I enjoy it
4. My neighbor is a pro landscaper and his yard is impeccable, so i like to keep mine to his standard
5. A clean edge on a sidewalk with thick grass is awesome
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:07 am to Loup
quote:
I don't want the house to look trashy.
Pretty much this.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 10:11 am to Tiger328
In my experience wives will complain about anything. If they have nothing to complain about, they will find something.
Sounds like yours found a something.
Sounds like yours found a something.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 10:25 am to Tiger328
I like taking pride of ownership, it doesn't take much to keep it looking decent, I maybe spend an extra hour or two a month versus my neighbors and our place looks exponentially better than everyone else around us. It's a subtle flex.
During the drought my wife rolled her eyes that I was insistent on watering the lawn, where my neighbors just let theirs die and the weeds to take over. Now everyone on our street has a lawn made up of weeds and clovers and ours looks fantastic. Who's rolling their eyes now?
During the drought my wife rolled her eyes that I was insistent on watering the lawn, where my neighbors just let theirs die and the weeds to take over. Now everyone on our street has a lawn made up of weeds and clovers and ours looks fantastic. Who's rolling their eyes now?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 10:28 am to YOURADHERE
quote:
During the drought my wife rolled her eyes that I was insistent on watering the lawn, where my neighbors just let theirs die and the weeds to take over. Now everyone on our street has a lawn made up of weeds and clovers and ours looks fantastic. Who's rolling their eyes now?
Same, I was actually going home for lunch just so I could water my lawn for 45 minutes during the day
This post was edited on 3/12/24 at 10:51 am
Posted on 3/12/24 at 10:51 am to YOURADHERE
quote:Many lawns around BR look so shitty right now. Even in decent to nice neighborhoods.
Now everyone on our street has a lawn made up of weeds and clovers and ours looks fantastic.
You can definitely tell who bothers with a pre emergent.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 12:06 pm to Tiger328
If you dont take care of it for a couple hours a week you end up with an overgrown neglected mess after just a little bit. Then you have major shite to do that is hard and if hired out it is expensive. Weedeating, edging, mowing blowing and getting rid of weeds with a little spot spraying or pulling is a whole lot easier than rebuilding beds, or having crap growing everywhere. Plus from a resale standpoint if your home is always neat and well kept it will sell faster and for more because people will admire it.
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