How on earth could anyone want to write or to read a post about lawnmowing, I hear you ask.

Has she lost her mind?

Surely she hasn’t developed an interest in perfect, green, stripey lawns?

No I haven’t and although I have a garden, it would be better to call it a piece of land rather than a garden.

The downside to a very serviceable government house, is that no one lives in one for long enough to put much effort into their garden. Mine is mostly growing an excellent crop of dandelions which are outcompeting any grass very effectively.

There are some lovely gardens in Stanley, that people put a huge amount of effort and creativity in to – particularly in combating the terrible effects of wind, however today is about lawnmowing not flowers and vegetables.

I don’t have a fenced-in garden, so my only real choice for lawnmowing was a mechnical solution – in this case a very nice man who brought his strimmer round and brought everything under control.

However, if you have a fenced-in garden, you have more options and so I present to you, some of the choices for this season.

First up – Barbara – recently employed in Sapper’s Hill. Docile, friendly and didn’t try to escape (thanks to Becky for the photo)

Or you could choose to employ tiny horses, as Amanda did, (this is her photo). They’re pretty to look at but can be demanding, are always in search of apples and other treats and are liable to try and come into the house

Or as my neighbours did, for a day – have full sized horses in your small garden, which could have stepped over the fence but for some reason stayed placidly inside and didn’t strangle themselves on the washing line. Falklands horses seem to have a lot of common sense!