Get your hoes out everyone, it’s World Naked Gardening Day.
We’re used to seeing tits and thrushes in the garden, but today we could be seeing a whole lot more.
The weather may not be at its optimum for weeding in the nude, but everyone is being encouraged to tend to their flower beds as nature intended.
In fact, there’s a whole website dedicated to the cause, which claims that it is now the 10th annual World Naked Gardening Day. Gosh, that came around fast, didn’t it?
But letting it all hang free while brandishing shears comes with its risks.
Here are some rules to follow on this special horticultural day.
Derek Fletcher and Neville Booth are getting stuck into #worldnakedgardeningday pic.twitter.com/DDPDRLGowR
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1. Seriously, be careful with those secateurs
There are enough worms in the garden for the finches to feed off, without you adding another to the mix.
2. Nettles
They sting enough when they touch your hands – but your unmentionables? Watch yourself when squatting down to get that stubborn weed.
3. Buuuuurrrrrnnn
Okay, not a huge problem in the UK. But make sure to get someone to lather you in sunscreen before you get to it.
4. If you have a pet, watch where you stand
Or even if you don’t, you can guarantee the neighbour’s cat will have left a few little surprises in your path. The last thing you want is some of that stuff squelching between your toes.
#worldnakedgardeningday doing some pruning 😉 pic.twitter.com/5kNKAEDi33
— Tony (@TonyUnwin) May 2, 2015
5. Mind your toes
We can all be enthusiastic with a spade, but please be sure when you ram it into the soil that your toes steer well clear. That could be nasty.
6. Don’t tempt the birds
Make sure that the bird food balls are fresh and stocked up in the bird house. Or else, they might go looking for some other orbs to peck on
7. Warn your neighbours
Believe it or not, not everyone knows that it’s World Naked Gardening Day. Unthinkable right? But if you have neighbours with a nervous disposition, it might be best to warn them that they might like to shut the blinds
8. Don’t forget you’re naked
When you hear the chiming of an ice cream van in the street, remember before you go sprinting out that you aren’t wearing clothes. You do not want to be arrested on what is an otherwise joyful day.
9. Wasp alert
When you’re enjoying that ice cream, be aware if you drop some raspberry sauce onto your bod that there are interested stinging insects just waiting to buzz over. You were warned.
Follow these rules and you’re in for the best WNGD ever.
