"City dwellers often pay a premium for a property with a garden, so that they can have access to their own highly prized 'private outdoors space'," says Swift. "Very quickly, however, most people become disillusioned, claiming that it's 'too much work', 'it's overlooked' or 'the kids have made it all muddy'. Their negative feelings lead to their garden becoming increasingly ignored and neglected”
In Joe’s Urban Garden Hand-book, he claims the real problem is a lack of motivation - and says, “who could blame those who've got a full-time job and don't have valuable time to spend on pruning and weeding”. Joe quickly quashes the view of the ‘keen gardener’ who can ‘get incredibly snooty” at the suggestion of paying an expert to help. Instead the author advises to call for assistance – a method that he describes as DFY (Done For You). This might involve “finding a tree surgeon, who can cut any existing planting into shape; or, employing a garden designer, who can oversee the project”. Joe continues “If the cost puts you off, bear in mind that any outlay is an investment and will most likely be repaid when you come to sell your property”.
We couldn’t agree with you more Joe!
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