Lawns

Stroudy: It does look like rather a co@rse grass you have, so I would try and cut it a bit shorter to encourage the finer grasses to come through. When you rake up the loose grass you should find that some of longer bits now stand up, give it another trim with the mower. You could sprinkle small...

I think I'm a bit too far east but I'll call them tomorrow to check. Failing that I'll go for this one:Looks dead easy in the picture.......!

Yes, there is a black hard rubber one, with a rounded top, and about 4 inches that you sink in the ground. Its in our stores here.

It happens mate, but in the horticultural business as well as many others, a lot of work comes from personal recommendation....the bad one's do not get that and eventually drop by the wayside. So chin up...onwards and upwards yea.:thumb:

Thanks chaps..appreciated.

I would still want to dig it (just once as it will be a raised bed)

A proper selective turf weedkiller ie Verdone extra. Spray it rather than watering it, two aplications will be needed, a 2 week gap in between.

Flinty, you are welcome to start on my lawn then. I'll stand there with the stop-watch.

I had some mushrooms in the lawn where there was a tree stump and roots remaining under the soil. I had removed the tree and left the stump to rot naturally. Apart from bacteria and woodlice e.t.c mushrooms are part of the decaying process so I left it to Mother Nature to deal with the...

when you re-seed make sure its with an appropriate grass seed mixture as you'll need one for shade.rake out the dead stuff, scruff up the soil as the seed will need to be in contact with the soil and dont scimp with the seed.

Moine did when I did that.The next year it was really thick and lush - I guess it depends on how much it was over fed but I really thought I had killed mine off

So that others may be warned...

Hi, Ants in the lawn are a real pain, but last year I got a very special bonus!!!! I had a Wryneck visit my garden, apparently they love ants, What an amazing sight, two stripes down his back like a Badger, a member of the Woodpecker family. Worth putting up with the Ants? just that once Yeah!!!!

Assuming you don't have a dog that pees on your lawn I would suggest you don't panic Regular mowing and' Feeding & Weeding' thinned out the 'bad' grasses in my lawns within three seasons and they take a heck of a bashing from kiddies pounding them daily too.

Do you mean that some young fellers today don't wear a decent three piece suit with a stiff collar and tie to do their gardening in???That's too shameful to even think about...

Its the best time of year to scarify actually, as you are removing dead grass and roots in the growing season, so you are giving it chance to recover before the cold starts. I would recomend another feed though to help the grass thicken again and recover.good work though

Oooh! I always wanted a 'lawn' that was actually clover and daisies! That would be my havana!

do not spray your clover with any chemicals as this does not work, you need to fight it. clover loves nitrogen low soil as it produce its own making it survive easily, put a high nitrogenuos fertiliser on and watch it out grow itself. you need to cut the lawn more often for a while but will save...

As above. ( good advice)Personally I very rarely use landscape membrane, were a low maintance gravel look is desired (incidentally I hate it!!!) I excavate to 4" or so then compact 2" of mot followed by a 1.5-2" layer of chippings.The membranes arent actually weedproof and trap leaves...

Just had to read this because my mum has never forgiven my dog for leaving these patches all over her beautiful lawn when we visit ,:o. Some of them grow up lush and green but others have gone yellow and brown. Good job she's an animal lover and the dogs are good boys who never go on the flower...