Bloomin’ lovely!

We’ve stayed in the same house for about thirty years now.
The front door opens directly on to the pavement then there is a narrow border between the pavement and the road.
This border, has always been “ maintained” by the council as it is their property.
When I say maintain, I mean they spray a bit of weed killer about a bit and sometimes pick up some litter that has gathered in the shrubs they have planted. I usually pick up most of the litter but have tended to leave the rest to the council as I don’t want to contribute to job losses!
However, this year, in a moment of madness, I decided to dig it over and plant some cabbages and/or cauliflowers there. ( it was pointed out to me this may not be the best place to grow vegetables as they would all be polluted by exhaust fumes). I notified the council of my intent by email, but only received the customary reply - “thanks for your letter of concern. It will be passed on to the appropriate department who will do sweet
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My wife took it in hand to grow some flowers from seed and this is the result.
What a difference!