Not many people can say they’ve lived in any one place for almost a century, but I’ve lived in this house for eighty years. My parents moved us here when I was ten years old and I just never left. It’s a big beautiful property in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. I know it’s a bit unusual that I lived with my parents until they died. But I never met my match and never had any cause to move out. The property was big enough that we didn’t get in each other’s hair, and when they got old enough it was time for me to look after them. They’re long gone now and it’s only me, me left behind to clean up the long abandoned backyard and get an arborist close to Melbourne.
My parents weren’t exactly the most domestic of people. They never bothered to mow the lawn or trim the hedges or anything. Our place always stood out among the houses on our street as the one that was neglected and overgrown. As a child, it was a wonderland! Now, it’s just embarrassing.
You may think that I’m coming around to cleaning the place up a bit late, but better late than never I say. To be honest, I never had the time up until recently. I was busy working my whole life, and just wanted my weekends to relax. Even after retirement, activities like volunteering, bingo and swing dancing kept me busy. However, I’m getting to the point now where I want to pick up a new hobby, and I’m thinking gardening. That’s why I’m calling the arborists who do my tree removal near Melbourne. Just need to hack back a bit of the overgrowth in order to start afresh, create a blank canvas so to speak. Looking forward to getting my fingers dirty.