Put your purdie maaarm pics here.

All pics must be nominated and seconded by the Grand Maarn Committee and endorsed by the Grand Poobah of Maaaarn, Ms Buffy.

Ize dun lotsa maaarn, and I nomalnate meself for the Grand Poobah Memorial Maaaarn Trophy.

Nomalnate and put your votes here for the best maaaaarn pic.

Woodie said:

Put your purdie maaarm pics here.

All pics must be nominated and seconded by the Grand Maarn Committee and endorsed by the Grand Poobah of Maaaarn, Ms Buffy.

Ize dun lotsa maaarn, and I nomalnate meself for the Grand Poobah Memorial Maaaarn Trophy.

Nomalnate and put your votes here for the best maaaaarn pic.

A monument to mowing.

Tamb said:

Woodie said:

Put your purdie maaarm pics here.

All pics must be nominated and seconded by the Grand Maarn Committee and endorsed by the Grand Poobah of Maaaarn, Ms Buffy.

Ize dun lotsa maaarn, and I nomalnate meself for the Grand Poobah Memorial Maaaarn Trophy.

Nomalnate and put your votes here for the best maaaaarn pic.

A monument to mowing.

lovely.

Woodie said:

Put your purdie maaarm pics here.

All pics must be nominated and seconded by the Grand Maarn Committee and endorsed by the Grand Poobah of Maaaarn, Ms Buffy.

Ize dun lotsa maaarn, and I nomalnate meself for the Grand Poobah Memorial Maaaarn Trophy.

Nomalnate and put your votes here for the best maaaaarn pic.

A fine expanse of lawn. Makes me want to go out there and dribble a football.

And some gratuitous pics, well, just because. 😎

Woodie said:

And some gratuitous pics, well, just because. 😎

You have a lovely spot there, I’m envious.

Woodie said:

Put your purdie maaarm pics here.

All pics must be nominated and seconded by the Grand Maarn Committee and endorsed by the Grand Poobah of Maaaarn, Ms Buffy.

Ize dun lotsa maaarn, and I nomalnate meself for the Grand Poobah Memorial Maaaarn Trophy.

Nomalnate and put your votes here for the best maaaaarn pic.

Pretty good. We haven’t got a ride-on any more. And I shouldn’t show you what I did to the front “lawn” this morning. I cut it low. So it looks messy until the next recycle mow, which will be higher.

Bubblecar said:

Woodie said:

And some gratuitous pics, well, just because. 😎

You have a lovely spot there, I’m envious.

Yes, yes it is.

I confirm that, from inside, in front of a fan, whilst completing a Queensland Border Declaration Pass. And watching the cricket…

:)

Woodie said:

And some gratuitous pics, well, just because. 😎

Hey, I do gratuitous pics most times when I am going to write to Mum. Let me see what I’ve got ready for the next letter…hmm, only one gardeny one so far.

Woodie said:

And some gratuitous pics, well, just because. 😎

Good Lord. Some of those flowers are showing their lady-parts!

Nowhere near as much around here to maarn until it actually raains.

Here we go…this bit looks alright. I maarned this this morning.

The front of the house looks a bit dried out though. We are forecast some light rain in a couple of days. I’ll recycle maar it again after that and not cut so low. Should come up well that way.

Bruna thinks I should mow this bit again…last mowed on…let me consult my list…Friday 18th.

And this bit was last done on 17th, so is getting close to needing a trim again. But I want to pull weeds from around Buddha first and throw them out so they go under the mower. Not today. Getting too hot outside for me today.

I reckon you lot probably nearly know my garden as well as I do. Except I know it at the micro level.

:)

Maaarn?

dv said:

Maaarn?

Mowing.

I have no lawn at this place.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Maaarn?

Mowing.

It’s an obscure dialect.

party_pants said:

I have no lawn at this place.

Do you rake the sand like a Japanese?

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Maaarn?

Mowing.

It’s an obscure dialect.

Ya get on ya maaar and do da maaarn. But ya shouldn’t maaar da purdie flaaars.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Maaarn?

Mowing.

It’s an obscure dialect.

Kind of sounds South African

Witty Rejoinder said:

party_pants said:

I have no lawn at this place.

Do you rake the sand like a Japanese?

I don’t have sand. I have garden beds covered in mulch, and paving.

dv said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bubblecar said:

Mowing.

It’s an obscure dialect.

Kind of sounds South African

How would it sound in Kiwi?

Looks purdie to me given it’s the 2nd maaaaaaarn in 6 days.

Ian said:

Looks purdie to me given it’s the 2nd maaaaaaarn in 6 days.

It’s been a brilliant hay season around here, judging by the proximity between the bales in the paddocks.

buffy said:

Ian said:

Looks purdie to me given it’s the 2nd maaaaaaarn in 6 days.

It’s been a brilliant hay season around here, judging by the proximity between the bales in the paddocks.

Nothing like grass growth after a flood following a drought.

Ian said:

buffy said:

Ian said:

Looks purdie to me given it’s the 2nd maaaaaaarn in 6 days.

It’s been a brilliant hay season around here, judging by the proximity between the bales in the paddocks.

Nothing like grass growth after a flood following a drought.

We didn’t really do the drought bit. Dry, but not really a drought. This time. And we haven’t flooded yet. I’m a bit concerned for February. All this grass growth. Drying off now. Perhaps we’ll do our fire and then flood thing in February.

buffy said:

Here we go…this bit looks alright. I maarned this this morning.

The front of the house looks a bit dried out though. We are forecast some light rain in a couple of days. I’ll recycle maar it again after that and not cut so low. Should come up well that way.

Bruna thinks I should mow this bit again…last mowed on…let me consult my list…Friday 18th.

And this bit was last done on 17th, so is getting close to needing a trim again. But I want to pull weeds from around Buddha first and throw them out so they go under the mower. Not today. Getting too hot outside for me today.

I reckon you lot probably nearly know my garden as well as I do. Except I know it at the micro level.

:)

Well done, Ms Buffy. I give you an Honourable Mention with First Class Honours.

Woodie said:

buffy said:

Here we go…this bit looks alright. I maarned this this morning.

The front of the house looks a bit dried out though. We are forecast some light rain in a couple of days. I’ll recycle maar it again after that and not cut so low. Should come up well that way.

Bruna thinks I should mow this bit again…last mowed on…let me consult my list…Friday 18th.

And this bit was last done on 17th, so is getting close to needing a trim again. But I want to pull weeds from around Buddha first and throw them out so they go under the mower. Not today. Getting too hot outside for me today.

I reckon you lot probably nearly know my garden as well as I do. Except I know it at the micro level.

:)

Well done, Ms Buffy. I give you an Honourable Mention with First Class Honours.

LOLz

Ian said:

Looks purdie to me given it’s the 2nd maaaaaaarn in 6 days.

…. and for Mr Ian, I award the Diploma of Maaarn Twice in 6 Days, for meritorious services to the cause.

Woodie said:

Ian said:

Looks purdie to me given it’s the 2nd maaaaaaarn in 6 days.

…. and for Mr Ian, I award the Diploma of Maaarn Twice in 6 Days, for meritorious services to the cause.

:))

Woodie said:

Ian said:

Looks purdie to me given it’s the 2nd maaaaaaarn in 6 days.

…. and for Mr Ian, I award the Diploma of Maaarn Twice in 6 Days, for meritorious services to the cause.

Well done Woodie. You should never waste a good mockup when you can just change the name and give it several lives…who else mows around here? I reckon poik does. Sometimes. Bubblecar pays someone else to mow. So he stimulates the economy.

Woodie said:

buffy said:

Here we go…this bit looks alright. I maarned this this morning.

The front of the house looks a bit dried out though. We are forecast some light rain in a couple of days. I’ll recycle maar it again after that and not cut so low. Should come up well that way.

Bruna thinks I should mow this bit again…last mowed on…let me consult my list…Friday 18th.

And this bit was last done on 17th, so is getting close to needing a trim again. But I want to pull weeds from around Buddha first and throw them out so they go under the mower. Not today. Getting too hot outside for me today.

I reckon you lot probably nearly know my garden as well as I do. Except I know it at the micro level.

:)

Well done, Ms Buffy. I give you an Honourable Mention with First Class Honours.

But wait! Does this mean I awarded myself the qualification?!

buffy said:

Woodie said:

buffy said:

Here we go…this bit looks alright. I maarned this this morning.

The front of the house looks a bit dried out though. We are forecast some light rain in a couple of days. I’ll recycle maar it again after that and not cut so low. Should come up well that way.

Bruna thinks I should mow this bit again…last mowed on…let me consult my list…Friday 18th.

And this bit was last done on 17th, so is getting close to needing a trim again. But I want to pull weeds from around Buddha first and throw them out so they go under the mower. Not today. Getting too hot outside for me today.

I reckon you lot probably nearly know my garden as well as I do. Except I know it at the micro level.

:)

Well done, Ms Buffy. I give you an Honourable Mention with First Class Honours.

But wait! Does this mean I awarded myself the qualification?!

And how much did I pay myself?

buffy said:

buffy said:

Woodie said:

Well done, Ms Buffy. I give you an Honourable Mention with First Class Honours.

But wait! Does this mean I awarded myself the qualification?!

And how much did I pay myself?

I can award you a Doctorate, if you wish. The Chief Grand Poobah’s decisions are final. Where no correspondence from the forum riff raff will be enter in to. No appeals. No DRS video review permitted.

Dr Buffy. Dip Maarn, FRACM. has a good ring to it, don’t you think?

buffy said:

Well done Woodie. You should never waste a good mockup when you can just change the name and give it several lives…who else mows around here? I reckon poik does. Sometimes. Bubblecar pays someone else to mow. So he stimulates the economy.

All applications for recognition in maaarn excellence and scholarly achievement will be considered without prejudice. However all evidence of maaaarn pursuits must be submitted in the appropriate format, and will be scrutinised to the fullest extent of the applicable laws of the State or Territory under which the submission is made.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

buffy said:

Woodie said:

Ian said:

Looks purdie to me given it’s the 2nd maaaaaaarn in 6 days.

…. and for Mr Ian, I award the Diploma of Maaarn Twice in 6 Days, for meritorious services to the cause.

Well done Woodie. You should never waste a good mockup when you can just change the name and give it several lives…who else mows around here? I reckon poik does. Sometimes. Bubblecar pays someone else to mow. So he stimulates the economy.

And I don’t have a lawn.

Woodie said:

buffy said:

buffy said:

But wait! Does this mean I awarded myself the qualification?!

And how much did I pay myself?

I can award you a Doctorate, if you wish. The Chief Grand Poobah’s decisions are final. Where no correspondence from the forum riff raff will be enter in to. No appeals. No DRS video review permitted.

Dr Buffy. Dip Maarn, FRACM. has a good ring to it, don’t you think?

So where do I put my BSc(optom), PostGradDipAdvClinOptom,FACO? Before or after my mowing “credits”?

(I’ve never actually written them all out before. I’ve never bothered with post nominals)

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

Woodie said:

…. and for Mr Ian, I award the Diploma of Maaarn Twice in 6 Days, for meritorious services to the cause.

Well done Woodie. You should never waste a good mockup when you can just change the name and give it several lives…who else mows around here? I reckon poik does. Sometimes. Bubblecar pays someone else to mow. So he stimulates the economy.

And I don’t have a lawn.

We don’t have a lawn…we’ve got grass. I’ve got a couple of areas of Dichondra coming along well. It dies down in the Winter and then comes back. And it quite likes to be mowed. There is an area up near the back fence which is a perennial native grass, I think. I think it’s Carex inversa (OK, it’s a sedge). I thought it might be Cyperus brevifolius. Doesn’t matter. It’s perennial, has rhizomes, and it’s a nice fine “grass”. It is also happy to be mowed.

buffy said:

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

Well done Woodie. You should never waste a good mockup when you can just change the name and give it several lives…who else mows around here? I reckon poik does. Sometimes. Bubblecar pays someone else to mow. So he stimulates the economy.

And I don’t have a lawn.

We don’t have a lawn…we’ve got grass. I’ve got a couple of areas of Dichondra coming along well. It dies down in the Winter and then comes back. And it quite likes to be mowed. There is an area up near the back fence which is a perennial native grass, I think. I think it’s Carex inversa (OK, it’s a sedge). I thought it might be Cyperus brevifolius. Doesn’t matter. It’s perennial, has rhizomes, and it’s a nice fine “grass”. It is also happy to be mowed.

I have bush right up to the house with the only local grass being a couple of clumpy Stipa (spear-grass) species, which tend to grow as separate identities therefore not a lawn type plant. We do have a number of sedge spp., some that grow in damp hollows, whilst others in dry sand and although they can grows very densely, they are coarse and stiffly upright, so not suitable. I would like a small lawn, but introduced grasses and the bush are not good neighbours.

PF…I hate grasses. There is an area on our bush block where I’ve seen this weeping sort of grass come up year after year. Any ideas about a start on ID? It’s quite attractive. Ignore the other things slowly dying in that vase. I’m hoping there are a few seeds on the blue pincushions. I should just dig up plants that are going to go under the slasher.

And we’ve got lots of wallaby grass out at the bush. I have in the past brought plants home and planted them and let them seed and then cut the seedheads off and scattered them in the “lawn” (that we haven’t got). Over the years the “lawn” has become much greener over Summer. I suspect the wallaby grass is spreading, but I don’t let it get to seed stage. I’ve had a go at germinating kangaroo grass too, but not successfully transplanted so far. It’s about time for me to go out to the roadside and collect for another try.

…..

buffy said:

PF…I hate grasses. There is an area on our bush block where I’ve seen this weeping sort of grass come up year after year. Any ideas about a start on ID? It’s quite attractive. Ignore the other things slowly dying in that vase. I’m hoping there are a few seeds on the blue pincushions. I should just dig up plants that are going to go under the slasher.

And we’ve got lots of wallaby grass out at the bush. I have in the past brought plants home and planted them and let them seed and then cut the seedheads off and scattered them in the “lawn” (that we haven’t got). Over the years the “lawn” has become much greener over Summer. I suspect the wallaby grass is spreading, but I don’t let it get to seed stage. I’ve had a go at germinating kangaroo grass too, but not successfully transplanted so far. It’s about time for me to go out to the roadside and collect for another try.

…..

Not sure what grass you mean, but if the tall white one in your photos, then that is a Stipa species.

We once had a lawn area of Wallaby Grass in Victoria. It was just a soft clumpy little plant that never grew very high and consequently never needed mowing.

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

PF…I hate grasses. There is an area on our bush block where I’ve seen this weeping sort of grass come up year after year. Any ideas about a start on ID? It’s quite attractive. Ignore the other things slowly dying in that vase. I’m hoping there are a few seeds on the blue pincushions. I should just dig up plants that are going to go under the slasher.

And we’ve got lots of wallaby grass out at the bush. I have in the past brought plants home and planted them and let them seed and then cut the seedheads off and scattered them in the “lawn” (that we haven’t got). Over the years the “lawn” has become much greener over Summer. I suspect the wallaby grass is spreading, but I don’t let it get to seed stage. I’ve had a go at germinating kangaroo grass too, but not successfully transplanted so far. It’s about time for me to go out to the roadside and collect for another try.

…..

Not sure what grass you mean, but if the tall white one in your photos, then that is a Stipa species.

We once had a lawn area of Wallaby Grass in Victoria. It was just a soft clumpy little plant that never grew very high and consequently never needed mowing.

Ta, I’ll chase down Stipa. After Dr Who.

party_pants said:

I have no lawn at this place.

I have a lawn. I was keeping it as a monument to biodiversity until mrs m hired a gardener. I was so delighted that my lawn even included liverworts, the first I’ve seen outside of biology textbooks.

True story. There was a time last year when I saw a strange plant in my lawn and didn’t recognise it. It took a full half minute to identify it as “grass”.

Now the gardener has sprayed it with some miracle poison that is not available to us plebs and it’s come up a treat.

buffy said:

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

PF…I hate grasses. There is an area on our bush block where I’ve seen this weeping sort of grass come up year after year. Any ideas about a start on ID? It’s quite attractive. Ignore the other things slowly dying in that vase. I’m hoping there are a few seeds on the blue pincushions. I should just dig up plants that are going to go under the slasher.

And we’ve got lots of wallaby grass out at the bush. I have in the past brought plants home and planted them and let them seed and then cut the seedheads off and scattered them in the “lawn” (that we haven’t got). Over the years the “lawn” has become much greener over Summer. I suspect the wallaby grass is spreading, but I don’t let it get to seed stage. I’ve had a go at germinating kangaroo grass too, but not successfully transplanted so far. It’s about time for me to go out to the roadside and collect for another try.

…..

Not sure what grass you mean, but if the tall white one in your photos, then that is a Stipa species.

We once had a lawn area of Wallaby Grass in Victoria. It was just a soft clumpy little plant that never grew very high and consequently never needed mowing.

Ta, I’ll chase down Stipa. After Dr Who.

OK, going through the RBG listings for Austrostipa and applying the rule that it’s most likely the most common thing…I think A. mollis is probably a good bet. Photos online look good. Maybe tomorrow I will bother to dissect the seeds and bits.

https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/50e7b111-e8ff-41b9-871e-862b93a12d6a

I bin weedin’ and maar’n agin. This lot of grass is, I think, mostly local grasses. They don’t mind maarn. The lush stuff is Dichondra. It doesn’t mind a high clip either. And it looks good. It stays green there because on really hot days I turn on a low use sprinkler for the birds in that section of garden.