No, not because I will shut up. But I’ll whisper.
Germany is known for “quiet time”, i.e. loud intentional and avoidable noises are not allowed at certain times. The exact times are determined by the local authorities but in general they are during the early afternoon every day and all of Sunday. Sunday is considered a Ruhetag, a day of rest, Ruhe implying rest and quiet.
As a consequence, lawn should not be mowed on a Sunday. This particular lawn (our lawn) will not be mowed anytime soon, though. My son wanted a particular favour from dad, offered to mow the lawn, and was forbidden to do it – because my husband likes the little yellow flowers. Hence: Silent Sunday and silent every day.
Ironically the flowers (weed?) are called “common piglet herb (gemeines Ferkelkraut) in German. In English it’s called common or hairy cat’s ear. We like the English name better!
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I like both names, but can’t imagine who dreamed them up. And hooray for lawn mowing being forbidden on Sundays.
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Cool names!
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I thought so. And the blossoms only open on sunny mornings. Not in the afternoon, not when it’s cloudy (they close up quite quickly when the clouds come up).
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Give your husband a kiss from me. What a good little biodiverse patch. What insects visit the flowers? Do they have a scent? Both are good names too
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No scent. Other flowers draw more insects. It’s actually VERY FRUSTRATING. Our garden divides in two stretches, at a straight angle. Both came with a lawn when we moved in. I tried a proper wild flower meadow on the other stretch. It didn’t work and I’ve since been told that because of poor drainage on that side (on top of the garage) it will never work. It’s now a lawn with only non-flowering weeds that look like salad (unfortunately, not edible). My husband wanted a “proper” lawn on the other side. He weeds, he mows and – he gets THIS.
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That is frustrating. I take that kiss back.
Good on you for attempting a native meadow
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Just incompetent. 😫
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Well you did marry him for his good looks 😁
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😀 (I will not point out that I meant me.) …
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