Lawns

Heather, grab it with both hands. It`s just likely to be sieved topsoil. Can be used anywhere in the garden.

Probably some good advice here, but too late for me:(My new lawn is coming on nicely (from seed on ground that I dug the back breaking way).It now has lumps and bumps in it. I was planning on levelling it by top dressing with a layer of sharp sand mixed with mushroom compost in September. If...

I'd go easy on the weedkiller to begin with just try and mow the grass regulary, that in itself helps control a lot of weeds. Don't let the cut grass lay on the lawn if your mower hasn't got grass collection, rake it off.

Yelf, if you want a decent lawn, then as Kate says, you need to rotovate the garden. THEN, once you`ve got the soil to a fine tilth. You spend an hour raking it level and removing any old grass, roots, weeds and stones. When you`ve done all that, you either run a lightish roller over the area or...

Cooking for Little OnesCooking for toddlers and growing children presents some unique challenges along the way. While you want to provide them with those ever so important nutrients, it is often difficult to get them to eat those foods that are best for their growing bodies. We are all probably...

I also used everlawn and they also installed it, artificial grass is the best for people who have a busy life or have child like myself.

This is very similar to the situation I found myself in! my solution was to dig it all up, and start fresh; I went to Turf, Topsoil, Bark Mulch | Rolawn - Suppliers Of Britain's Finest Lawn Turf and got myself some new turf, and layed that over, I used a good topsoil and a good fertilizer, and...

Hi Jakeyseven. By Your Pictures there seems to be several large areas of your lawn (very dark green and long) . Questiondo you have a dog?. if so this can happen,eventually as their urine penetrates the ground it can act like a fertiliser and after a time produces dark green clumps. If you do...

This was laid professionally yesterday, the topsoil under was new ,but as long as its cleared of weeds, firmed well, lightly raked ,decide exactly where its going ,I wanted wide borders by the fence and wall. There is work still to be done on the edge of the drive, which is why theres an...

apply Vitax Lawn clear or similar, then after a week or 2, scarify, aerate, sprinkle some good lawn seed, apply a top dressing, roll to level the site and add lawn fertilizer, water regulary and mow ... get a decent cylinder petrol mower that uses 8-10 blades... buy it off ebay .... you will...

I've heard and read many times that top dressing is a routine aspect of lawn care, but the exact procedure seems to be a bit elusive. I bet someone here knows, so I have a few questions:D1. When should we top dress the lawn? 2. What with (sharp sand? grit? compost?)? 3. Do we cut the grass...

Hi,I found artificial turf from £14 per square metre, and upto £27.99... So just depends on the size of the area you want to use it for. However in the long run, it probably saves you some money on maintenance!

Can i just ask what lawn seed you are using? cheers. greenthumbs

Thanks Diatheplant, Trunky - as you can tell my green fingers are more a shade of pale lime at the moment. Whilst I've had a garden a number of years weed control was the limit of my experience. Now I have the time and inclination I want to get it right. (I'm sure there'll be more novice like...

Hi all, my first posting here whilst on hopefully what seems another fairly quiet nightshift. At home we have a good sized rear lawn on which we let our six rabbits eat, run and play. they absolutely love it... Its my first lawn/lawns and this rear lawn being only a fifth in size of the front...

May I have a pic of the lawn as a whole rather than specifics?

Thak you everyone. That puts my mind at ease as I was starting to think I had another weed type to kill.

I used the hole poking method aswell! (When I aerated it) no idea if you're meant to fill it with seeds when you've done it, but turned out alright!

Hi Steviehughes, to be honest I think you're over doing things. The weather up until recently has been very dry, you shouldn't put feed or weed killer down during times of drought. Secondly, you are probably watering to much, unless the whole lawn is fairly new (a couple of weeks old). Grass...

I did my back garden a few months ago. Here's what I've learnt in doing so (plus a couple of other bits I've learned over the years):Glyphosate is a very effective herbicide that kills pretty much everything plantwise. However it doesn't have any effect at all on seeds that have yet to...