Lawns

Thanks for the replies everyone. I bought a new house last year with a good size garden the builder fenced the boundary off, but at the bottom of the garden over the fence is the bit of land mentioned, that also belongs to me. The first job I did when I move in was to plant a 20m privet to...

Newly seeded patches do look different the first year - sort of shiney - it looks more like normal grass thereafter.

There is no benefit in doubling up ANY herbicide, the dose rate stated by the manufactures is the optimum if a higher dose was beneficial they would use this. With roundup doubling the dose decreases the efficiency.If you have anything persistent then spray twice, once with a two week gap...

Feed the grass well and if you see bare patches dig them up and physically kill the little blighter. then reseed the patch.no point reseeding if the grub is still there.From memory the grass is more attractive to the chafer if there is lots of organic material in the soil.

If the bricks are like a wall under the soil then you really have no choice but to remove them I'm afraid. They will prevent the grass from growing properly and affect drainage. Can you use the bricks for anything? If they are in reasonable condition then think twice about throwing them away -...

I'd go along with that, though maybe a lesser cut. I've a sneaking thought at the back of my mind that I was told once for the first cut to go no shorter than 1/3, as the shock of a harsher cut can stunt the growth of some of the grass.Mind you, no lawn at the moment, so can't put it to the...

Good news, glad it worked out for you.

im gutted that my pea pod idea was a none starter, how easy would that be!:dh:

We put in raised beds a couple years ago, and i love them :gnthb::gnthb: Here are a couple pics of mine And one more The big one across the back measure 40 feet long, by 4 feet wide, by 3 1/2 high :thmb: And the smaller one is about 1/2 the size.

cyrmo,If the area is shaded by the trees, use a grass seed mix for shady areas and keep the grass fairly high..You probably only need to aerate if the lawn was growing poorly before.Quickest way to get up the leaves is to run the lawn mwer over them. It also provides a good mix for...

Blimey - spelt it correctly!

He's gone back home now, and I have to say that while it was fun, I'm glad to have some peace again.After we'd coated the whole lawn in sand, the neighbour came out. He is very knowledgeable about all things garden related. I told him what we done and what the plan was, and he immediately...

Now is a good time to prick your compacted Lawns. on clay soil this is important to increase drainage and help the air circulate. I normally rake as much moss off as I can, prick the lawn mix grass seed in with sharp sand and rake the lot in. I do not use a moss killer prefering to broadcast...

Agree with Loofah - also you might have a bit of difficulty finding turf supplies?

Hi, it's been a while since I've been on this site, but need your help again please. My garden has always been prone to holding water, and previous winters we have left it knowing that it would dry out in the spring. But, since last year we adopted Scooby, our lovely Springer Spaniel! Now...

ade,This winter has been the worst I can remember for being both cold and wet which wont have helped. If its a recently established lawn - it needs to get its roots down. I would wait until March and see what its like then.

I wouldn't plant a willow close to the house or other houses even if it is pollarded. If you have puddles arter it rains then you have a problem but lots of people manage with a clay soil and it suits a goodrange of plants.You could try obtaining some dogwood cuttings - but thats on another...

"Though the garden is on a bit of a slope bordering a public footpath so they offer a bit of privacy from the top you could see the bottom of the garden and the house without them."Perhaps consider replacing with a pleached hedge. You'll have to wait a few years for it to make a privacy-wall...

Hi Sherlock :hehe: You're right about no toys or bikes but the other bits are there but out of sight of the camera :thumb:. You can see that I left a stepladder out - should have moved that before taking the photo. You can see more of my garden in this thread:-

That looks like standard grade turf.Unless you are prepared to mow weekly with a cylinder mower and religiusly spray,water, feed and scarify then there is no point wasting money on fine grade turf.