Lawns

Hello everyone,I am a complete novice at all aspects of gardening. I have cut grass a fair bit but as I've never owned a house with a reasonable size of garden I've never done anything with them. However, I have recently bought a larger sized home for my expanding young family and it has a...

Nicola your lawn is not huge at all - my parents had their lawn rotated and returfed last year which is larger than yours and it wasn't expensive. It was well worth it as it looks great now.Maybe returf one lawn area each summer to spread cost would work well.S

A good lawn always sets off the rest of the garden - and stops people noticing weeds and other perfections, so even if it seemed excessive there is still a hidden gain

On a newly laid lawn maybe, but on an established lawn, with all the rain we then had (presumably you too) then I doubt it.The only thing I think is wrong with it is that you are paying to put weed killer on the whole lawn, whether it needs it or not. So my preference is separate...

Thanks for the responses! Will take some pics tonight and share.

HI-PO/AII [hand in-pellets out per area I'm in]Not very scientific I agree, just a liberal scattering and more on the paler areas. I did have to go and water them in quite well.@intel just a feed as a high nitrogen dose

Can I mix Verdone with a liquid lawn feed and kill 2 birds with 1 stone?

Just to add to Kristen's reply.....grass like most other plants will create new growth by mowing. If you prune a plant it tends to branch out and become bushier, the same happens with grass except you don't really notice it until your lawn thickens up.

Hi iam007I have bought from Lawnsmith in the last week or so - excellent service, goods received just a couple of days after ordering, plus they sent a couple of email advices during the process so I could track it from ordering to in transit.S

Thanks for replies all, I guess I won t be making that mistake again.As it was just a feed product I may have had a lucky escape as only small(ish) sections of the lawn are showing issues.Hopefully it will recover on its own, I gave it a light rake today and the damaged areas seem to still...

It is important that when you water you water "plenty". The idea is to make the soil (below the grass/plant) wet, then you don't water for a bit, the surface dries out in the sun, but there is still water lower down. So the roots grow down, where there is water. Once they have done that they...

Gotta agree with JWK and Kris, it does look like it is a compaction problem.. I would agree the lush area was once a probably border as well, so soil not as compacted..

ahh ok thanks. So if i was to wait till autumn what is the best month to start. I prob mistakenly thought the autumn would be too cold for grass to germinate and grow

This time of year they seed as frequently as possible but, form your photo, it looks as though you have a course grass which tends to have tough seed stalks. To keep grass looking good I would not let it grow that long between cuts. This time of year a good lawn (or even a rubbish lawn like...

I would buy a grass seed then sprinkle it on the garden and step on the places where you have put the seed. Water regularly and sit back and wait and watch.

Thank you

I did wonder if that was the case, which is why I wanted to ask here first If slow-growing is more of a dream then just looking at different grass types would help. If the whole lawn was the grass I have up the back it wouldn't be an issue - even very long, that is far, far less of a problem...

With turf there are very few "seed mixes" available ... probably "Normal", "Plush" and "Shady" is it for sale to amateurs ...I've bought seed from both these - both were good:(I notice that they have a Slow Growing seed mix - that might suit you?!!)If cost is the only issue (i.e. you...

I forgot these Still have to cover a lot of ground but, for me at least!!, weight would not be a problem

Hello everyoneI'm new to forum so bear with me!I've just moved into a house with a terraced/sloping rear garden - I like this as, from where ever I sit, I can see all the plants and so on.My question here is about the lawn. The grass was cut for the first time this year about two weeks...