Lawns

Thanks @Sheal Like you say, lawns need ongoing care and attention, but once sorted, it can be fairly routine. I put the pic up to show how things can look given a relatively short time

It would cripple me to use a scythe now. My dad used to scythe my granddads garden back in the sixties.

Yes a little bit of living grass but a lot of dead moss as you say but nothing has been placed on the grass at all. Not tried anything yet, as only just gone this colour after looking quite healthy before!

My 2p's worth.Check for services drains first then if ok maybe do this... Dig up concrete channel on right and dig down laying plastic land drain. Then runing from left to right diagonally run say 4 land drains running to and connecting with the drain youve just done on the right. Just have a...

The Rhododendrons probably wouldn't survive there Damski. I'm not sure of the nutrients in cow manure. Perhaps you could post this question in the 'Compost and Fertiliser' forum for answers.

Thanks Spruce, I have posted a picture thread in the galleries to show how I am getting on. See what you think:(I will put this link in my signature, once I figure out how to do it......)

This is @fa1con lawn conditioning process . I have numbered each step so I know where I am up too ! I have completed my front lawn ,and its looking very nice I am onto step 5 this weekend with my back lawn, final feed and then mow next week . I'll feed once more late summer. I am not a lawn...

Thanks Sheal - I'd better start writing a list of garden products to purchase before the weekend!

No @HarryS, I don't drink tea!

As I understand it, one of the differences between the lawn idea and a wildflower area is that the plants are low spreading ones that can naturally cope with light treading and mowing and spring up again, whereas meadow flowers include the taller growing species that eventually shade out and out...

Oh fab. Sorry didn't see your thread @JWK

Welcome to Gardeners Corner David. If you intend to use a weed, feed and moss killer then it would be best done now before you lay grass seed. Leaving it until later in the year could weaken the new grass. Whenever I have to re-seed or on the rare occasion replace a lawn I don't use any...

Perfect. Thank you! Sorry if that sounded sarcastic above. it was meant as I'm not sure if it is actually sandy. It's definitely not clay though!Will certain try that. Any recommendations for a good feed brand/version wise?

I would leave the feed for now , but I would suggest you sow more seed as its a bit patchysorry just read all the post's since mineI agree with Sheal with what she has told youSpruce

Luiza can't do that Jiffy, the lawn was over seeded.Walking on it at the moment is not going to help it's problems, it needs time to recover.

Seed will win every time, you can select the right seed mixture for your situation. Turf you get a limited choice, it's main advantage is obviously being much quicker.

Did you put growmore under the turf? This would have helped it knitt into the ground better and fast. Depending on temp it can take upto 3 months to root properly

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Jenni. It's always difficult to get anything to grow in the shade of a tree and the roots will draw moisture and nutrients from the soil. The only way you can guarantee any growth there is to build a raised bed around it and put in plants that are happy in a shady area.

Thanks. The reason I asked if it was a new build is, the builders tend to dump all sorts of rubbish and rubble in the garden and cover it with a few inches of soil, then turf. It doesn't make for a good lawn.Your garden will still have a clay base and that makes a difference to drainage. When...

Once you have done all the above leave for two weeks. Any weed seed already in the soil will start to grow and you can just rake off on a sunny day , this will help when you are ready to sow the grass seed and will cut down any weeds seeds that may compete with the grass , good luckSpruce