Lawns

There are a couple of things to consider when looking at the difference between "professional" grade and "diy" in terms of lawn care products.Manufacturers keep these two markets distinctly separate, and for good reasons.The professional side of the lawn care market is very high risk for...

I think Marley Farley is right - first one is a Honeysuckle. It looks remarkably like one growing further up the garden from which I probably took a cutting!! Can I grow it as a bush type shrub ?? (it's parent plant is a rambling type)

Yep, should be fine. My lawn has just has a good rake and I had to reseed a few areas. I'll give it a good feed soon just before some rain so it washes in (obviously not needed if you use a solution feed!)

Sorry, I can't help you with the lawn specialist. If your lawn is soft to walk on then I wouldn't risk mowing it. We've had a lot of rain down recently and the mower would probably just scalp it. If you do take the chance then raise the blades for a higher cut and that will take the worst off...

As would cyclamens, fritillarias, and good old daffs. Grass is always very tough to keep going under shade, especially if not maintained vigilantly. There is loads you can do instead though!

I'll give it a trim then with the blades set at their highest setting.

The ground needs to consistently be around 10 degrees C for grass seed to germinate. Sow it now and the birds will have it away before it gets chance to germinate. That's if it doesn't rot or simply blow away in the meantime.

Need to give mine a good mow when I get the chance, I was going to make a thread about but it's good to know I'm not only one in this predicament. The rain over the last month or so has made it all shoot up after that dry summer. Silly grass, when will you learn.

I had a dreary patch here where the lawn was a disaster in an area dank from being heavily shaded. Re-sowed with "Shady Mix" and it is much better now (I leave the grass a bit long [my choice, don't know if that is actually necessary], but other than that I would describe it as "Normal lawn...

I sowed my lawn last year at this time ( just pebbles when I moved in) but did not look much all winter and people telling me it was rubbish till this spring it soon filled out and looks amazing now so I would say sow it now too it will not look much till spring but when we start getting a bit...

I sowed some yesterday after scarifying one of our lawns.

Your welcome Jason.

All picked and disposed of

Yes Kristen, overseeding is a good idea

Cheers Kris , I'll feed it with my seaweed lawn feed as soon as we get some rain to moisten the turf. And follow instructions as above next year. Thanks for all the advice , its appreciated. Tricky devils lawns !

It tells you the heights on page 7 of the download that is attached.Rusty

just remembered i have a pic of the actual tree i took a couple of months ago when it was alive but its definately all brown now and leaves crinkled like they are dead

Fingers crossed for a bit more heat for you Calum. If we're lucky we might get an Indian summer.

Yes, lightly treading it in does help.

An autumn feed is really important for the health of the grass, as Potassium is easily washed out of the soil, so it is a good idea to replenish it annually with a feed high in K. You won;t see a direct benefit from it, but you will certainly get stronger, healthier grass the following...