Lawns

I had given the pot of seeds I planted out a couple of trims with the kitchen scissors before planting it. And the roots were through the bottom of the pot.

Although I dislike it, artificial turf does have its place. My sister had a tiny circle of grass in her garden, with two small dogs it was completely ripped up. Her artificial turf is tough and looks ok. It's must be ecologically better than paving or concrete.

Apparently steam weed killers are widely used in Sweden.

Great to hear they have helped.Don’t think any grass type that’s here in the U.K. can withstand drought. Nature of the beast really.

Like many people, we bought a puppy during lockdown after wanting a dog for such a long time. When he was young he used to potty on the patio, which was easy to hose down afterwards, now he uses the lawn and unfortunately we have brown patches as a result.Does anybody have any advice on how...

That's what I thought, so the compressed stones along with the fines make an impenetrable layer, great for a driveway but bad for a lawn. I've used Type 3 (no fines) on my driveway to allow it to be permeable and have a 4 or 5" layer of topsoil, I have Thyme on mine but grass would do just as...

If it's a sand and grit mix down to 3 inches then soil, I'd just seed it. Yeah I know the 'official' advice, but I've seen it work well. As long as you can keep it moist and fed, grass will thrive in that environment. It's free draining so it won't fill up with moss and it won't form a 'pan' (an...

This is the one I used. Worked great. I then swept the cores into the adjoining beds.

It's certainly a better terminology in French The trouble is I now have a problem getting some images out of my mind.

Just returning to say thanks for all the replies. I'm still mulling it over and using the strimmer in the meantime. I do have a large garden and am not sure a battery machine would be up to the challenge; not only account of the amount I have to do, but also on how long the grass can get at...

Hi,No lawn Expert, but as you already have it, think a small handful of FB&B per sq mtr/yard would be fine, but applied the day before the turf is layed and then raked very lightly and given a gentle light spray of the hose pipe so it does not burn the roots. There should be no need to add...

There is no loss of pressure but there will be a reduction in flow. Over the lengths we are talking about, not enough to notice.

You can hire aerators, that might be the best way to tackle that.

oversow with ryegrass but whatever you use if it isnt getting any light its going to die

New top grass is looking good - its just been cut, love it and smells nice and fresh

I’ve just dug an area up that I literally fell into and it’s one end of the drainage. Perhaps had backfilled it too much and not compacted it enough as I went. I’ll refill in stages with a mixture of stones and compact as I go. I’m based in Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border so a relatively dry area...

Good for you. And glad to hear the dog is 100%.

thanks for the update. Don’t worry about the late reply, I’ve been busy too as I’m working till 25th of this month before I get a day off! The joys of Greenkeeping and club championship plus I had a nice reward for my work so far.

As promised some before pictures - the stepping stones and the arch. Thought I'd take advantage of the rain and damp lawn. Only took 5 minutes to get the cores out and another 5 to brush them up and chuck them onto the compost heap. The tool itself is very easy to use - you just step on it to...