Lawns

A few things to consider. On the left, a bed of only a foot wide will restrict what you can grow. You do not want to plant anything too close to the path as it will overgrow the path and be a nuisance when it has been raining. I would go for two foot wide bed and plant 9-12 inches away...

Fixing trellis to a wall means you will have to drill into the wall and screw the trellis directly to the wall or to timber battens fixed to the wall. The battens would make the trellis stand a little bit away from the wall. Alternative would be to drive some Metpost sockets into the soil...

Just keep mowing that lawn! :thumb:

Update, spoke with the Hampshire Wildlife Trust today, just so happens that they have acquired a grant from the Environment Agency to remove the Hogweed in our location, so that is great news.I will of course post the outcome of the new garden on here. It'll definitely be designed to take...

Basically, yes. You can re-seed. Mix seed with a fine compost or top-soil and broadcast over the areas to be done. The patches are probably best dealt with by raking the surface first. Seed will take about 10-14 days to germinate. I would try and avoid walking on the seeded patches for a month.

Your plan is sound. I would do as you say but after rotovating leave a few weeks for any weeds to re-appear then kill those off, then rotovate and level. You should be Ok turfing in the autumn, September time. I have successfully started a lawn from seed at that time.

Hi,I was a new gardener last year and while surfing the net for gardening products, I came across to I've purchased Green Enviro Lawn edgingand I am pleased of the results. It's easy to use, costs about half than other same quality products and is made from recycled plastics. Highly...

I think you have to make sure you water it a lot for the first few weeks too. We actually use a company called Green Thumb (they're on the web) and they come round once a season and spray various fertilizers and weed killers onto the grass. It's made such a big difference. I don't know...

It looks as if the roots of the trees have raised the turf level slightly, hence the grass getting scalped.

The ground will be sour from an excess of chicken droppings. This happens to our chicken run and once a year, I sprinkle garden lime over it and the let the rain water it in. Chicken droppings are very acidic when fresh, so the lime neutralises. Perhaps you could sprinkle the lime in when you...

Q: Part of my lawn is in heavy shade. How can I keep grass growing there? A: Grass does not like heavy shade, and grows tall and thin in lighter shade. It will help to cut the shaded grass longer (but just as frequently) than grass that lies in full sun. You can also help the shaded grass by...

:hehe: i am the wife (well girlfriend anyway)!!! I would just use it then give it a bloody good clean, OH will never know the difference (mostly cos 1. he hardly ever cooks and 2. he prob isnt even aware of what knives we actually own!!) I will certainly take some pics and upload them onto here...

Hi all, I laid a new lawn six weeks ago and i cut it at the weekend for the second time, only this time i went to the closest cut setting and i have skimmed off little bits of grass,now i have a few bald patches but i wouldn't say there deep patches,just a light skim of the top, i have fed it...

Hi all, I laid a new lawn six weeks ago and i cut it at the weekend for the second time, only this time i went to the closest cut setting and i have skimmed of little bits of grass,now i have a few bald patches but i wouldn't say there deep patches,just a light skim of the top, i have fed it and...

Well I'm a total novice so take others' advice as well but I've reseeded several patches in my lawn. One I did about a year ago and I only really feel confident walking on it now. Another I sowed at the end of last summer and it's still really soft and the new grass seems 'delicate' so I still...

What it does is remove the compacted thatch in the grass which hinders the growth of new grass, it also removes moss when you've previously applied mosskiller a couple of weeks before. I use a flymo for convenience and this isn't the best machine to prevent the compacting of the grass. You...

I'd like to grow some wheatgrass indoors - not for the usual health tonic reasons - I'd like to have a mini lawn in my house!Has anyone grown wheatgrass? Any idea how long it will keep growing for? Can I cut it multiple times and keep it growing?Any tips appreciated.Thanks,

:gnthb: Hey Blueroses... Yes just a bit off topic, but hopefully saiwong won't mind.... Great minds think alike... Her work is fabulous, have always loved it..!! :gnthb: OK back on topic now.. :hehe:

HiYes I think you could be right - that was actually my first thought as I did spread it by hand... I'll continue to water it.However, I did the spreading in two halves over two days - there are no patches on the second bit - but perhaps my technique had improved by then!Cheers

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