Husband WHACKED my flowers!

Hoof Hearted · 04-08-2007, 01:27 AM

We fixed my riding mower today and I was able to mow the yard for the first time in 5 months. He also dragged out the weed-whacker and started edging the driveway and around the shrubs. I was 100' away on the other side of the yard, making my turn when I look up to see him WHACKING my flowers at the base of the flagpole!

I can't whistle and I knew I couldn't shout or scream loud enough for his 50-60% deaf ears to hear me over the distance, my mower and his whacker. He was already half way through them so I just let him continue and I laughed. I did, really! Otherwise I'd have cried.

I called my mother and she commisserated, but she said they (Mexican Evening Primrose) are hardy plants and for me to water the poor stubs tomorrow and she bets they will come back and be just fine. ...and to give hubby dire warnings about whacking my flowers in the future!

I did gain some guilt-points when I told him what he'd done.

Anyone else have something similar happen to them?

zippyt · 04-08-2007, 01:39 AM

when we first move here 10 years ago I got a tractor with a 4 foot finish mower , the FIRST ti me I used it I took out a tree , it was in the WAY !!!
My wife like to plant flowers and stuff in seemingly random spots all around the yard , she has learned (from experence ) to mound LARGE rocks around theese random plantings , or else they get MOWED !!!

Elspode · 04-08-2007, 02:01 AM

We have been watching about $150 worth of new perennials and annuals get nuked, first, by unending 20 mph winds lasting for a week, followed by sub-20 degree temps for five nights running.

I only wish I'd had the chance to do something stupid like mow the stuff myself.

Aliantha · 04-08-2007, 03:27 AM

My brother and his wife came to help me do some gardening at our old house a couple of years ago. I had an awesome herb garden growing and one of the plants was a lemon grass which was going gangbusters at the time. My brother thought it was a big overgrown clump of ordinary grass and whacked it with what we call a whipper snipper.

When I told him what he'd done he then realized that the air was heavily fragranced...with lemon...surprisingly...duh...

duck_duck · 04-08-2007, 03:46 AM

You should have chased him down with the riding mower!

xoxoxoBruce · 04-08-2007, 03:59 AM

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He was already half way through them so I just let him continue and I laughed.

Your fault....when you saw him he hadn't stared on your half yet.

chrisinhouston · 04-08-2007, 07:28 AM

Last year I hired some day laborers who didn't speak English to do some cleanup and weeding in my parent's flower beds. I tied red ribbons around the azaleas and while pointing to them said "Good plant, NO CUT". I came back later and found all the azaleas cut down to the ground

Griff · 04-08-2007, 08:09 AM

Any time my Dad did the mowing it cost Mom plants. Mowing became her job. One time she put in a row of little pine trees along the yard by the hayfield and he cut them all with the end of the sickle bar.

footfootfoot · 04-08-2007, 08:20 AM

One of my pals basically bulldozed about 250 feet of his wife's plantings while he was recontouring a small hill.

oops

Cyclefrance · 04-08-2007, 09:32 AM

Don't know about the flower problem, but one bonus of mowing is its being a great way to find Oscar's (our dog) and Jonty's (neighbour's god) discarded toys that have been spread randomly over and in the longish winter grass.

So the initial mow will every so often suddenly launch a ball, rubber bone or squeeky toy into the air and a distance of several yards. A bit like a bogus and totally flawed clay-pigeon shoot, in a way.

footfootfoot · 04-08-2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyclefrance

Don't know about the flower problem, but one bonus of mowing is its being a great way to find Oscar's (our dog) and Jonty's (neighbour's god) discarded toys that have been spread randomly over and in the longish winter grass...

Cloud · 04-08-2007, 01:28 PM

as long as he doesn't start babbling about space aliens and building a mountain in your living room, I think you'll be okay.

footfootfoot · 04-08-2007, 02:47 PM

RE: my previous post, I read "cyclefrance" as "clodfobble". Maybe more sleep is in order.

04-08-2007, 01:27 AM	#1
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Husband WHACKED my flowers! We fixed my riding mower today and I was able to mow the yard for the first time in 5 months. He also dragged out the weed-whacker and started edging the driveway and around the shrubs. I was 100' away on the other side of the yard, making my turn when I look up to see him WHACKING my flowers at the base of the flagpole! I can't whistle and I knew I couldn't shout or scream loud enough for his 50-60% deaf ears to hear me over the distance, my mower and his whacker. He was already half way through them so I just let him continue and I laughed. I did, really! Otherwise I'd have cried. I called my mother and she commisserated, but she said they (Mexican Evening Primrose) are hardy plants and for me to water the poor stubs tomorrow and she bets they will come back and be just fine. ...and to give hubby dire warnings about whacking my flowers in the future! I did gain some guilt-points when I told him what he'd done. Anyone else have something similar happen to them? __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

04-08-2007, 01:39 AM	#2
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	when we first move here 10 years ago I got a tractor with a 4 foot finish mower , the FIRST ti me I used it I took out a tree , it was in the WAY !!! My wife like to plant flowers and stuff in seemingly random spots all around the yard , she has learned (from experence ) to mound LARGE rocks around theese random plantings , or else they get MOWED !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-08-2007, 02:01 AM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	We have been watching about $150 worth of new perennials and annuals get nuked, first, by unending 20 mph winds lasting for a week, followed by sub-20 degree temps for five nights running. I only wish I'd had the chance to do something stupid like mow the stuff myself. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-08-2007, 03:27 AM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My brother and his wife came to help me do some gardening at our old house a couple of years ago. I had an awesome herb garden growing and one of the plants was a lemon grass which was going gangbusters at the time. My brother thought it was a big overgrown clump of ordinary grass and whacked it with what we call a whipper snipper. When I told him what he'd done he then realized that the air was heavily fragranced...with lemon...surprisingly...duh... __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-08-2007, 08:09 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Any time my Dad did the mowing it cost Mom plants. Mowing became her job. One time she put in a row of little pine trees along the yard by the hayfield and he cut them all with the end of the sickle bar. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-08-2007, 03:46 AM	#5
duck_duck Soul Duck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: over here Posts: 485	You should have chased him down with the riding mower!

04-08-2007, 07:28 AM	#7
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Last year I hired some day laborers who didn't speak English to do some cleanup and weeding in my parent's flower beds. I tied red ribbons around the azaleas and while pointing to them said "Good plant, NO CUT". I came back later and found all the azaleas cut down to the ground

04-08-2007, 08:20 AM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	One of my pals basically bulldozed about 250 feet of his wife's plantings while he was recontouring a small hill. oops __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

04-08-2007, 09:32 AM	#10
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Don't know about the flower problem, but one bonus of mowing is its being a great way to find Oscar's (our dog) and Jonty's (neighbour's god) discarded toys that have been spread randomly over and in the longish winter grass. So the initial mow will every so often suddenly launch a ball, rubber bone or squeeky toy into the air and a distance of several yards. A bit like a bogus and totally flawed clay-pigeon shoot, in a way. __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

04-08-2007, 01:28 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	as long as he doesn't start babbling about space aliens and building a mountain in your living room, I think you'll be okay. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-08-2007, 02:47 PM	#13
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	RE: my previous post, I read "cyclefrance" as "clodfobble". Maybe more sleep is in order. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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