Lawns

I'll get some photos taken; I was out in the garden today, but forgot! To busy digging.

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Just thinking about my prep it has occurred to me that at the end of the garden, at the other side of the fence, there is a drop of around 6 feet down to a car park. The natural slope of the land was cut into to make the car park level. Is this likely to cause the soil to drain too quickly?I'm...

The golden rule is to only spray what you need to, you should be able to avoid shrubs ie not covering them in spray. This applies to weed and feeds, herbicides, whatever you plan on doing. While iron is not particularly harmful to shrubs if you follow the advice above it insures no harm is done.

Have a peep here and then ring to make sure they stock what you are after. Neudorff : Stockists

We tend to keep on top of the weeds - the problem is that many of the neighbours don't bother and so their lawns are breeding grounds for all kinds of weeds etc. The Evergreen is one layer of our anti-weed defence, others are plucking individual weeds and also spraying with lawn Resolva.But...

Thanks for the link, it was only put down towards the end of last summer so this is something on my list to make sure it’s kept in good condition moving forward

I would normally say it’s easier to stay with Evergreen products as you will have the settings for your spreader. They have changed a bit though and while they do a fert only it’s a high N which I’m not keen on as it creates flush growth which can create issues. As it’s still early and as...

thanks to you both for help

Thank you so much for taking the time to give all that information. Fantastically useful!

That’s interesting @Liz the pot . After this round of lawn treatment etc i will try out that Mo Bacter.

Oh great, thanks for the replies

I love my moss in my lawn, the marbling effect. some here and there. I just cut the lawn as normal with my big ridding mower. with shade one expects some. finding the right shade grass seed is important also.

Nicholas, use a lawn weed killer on them ...that’s my advice Digging them out is difficult.....dandelions have a long, long taproot. Left behind, only a small piece, will result in it growing back. Here, I now have no need to use a lawn weed killer wholesale across the lawn ....I need only to...

Hi Faye, thanks for posting back. Last summer was hot and I saw many a lawn damaged with feeds due to the heat and lack of water. If you fancy trying yourself to seed it’s fairly easy but do you mind posting a pic showing the lawn and it’s surrounding area as it might be a case of being too...

Hiya Mohsin Welcome Hmmm! I love my lawns and always suggest folks have an area of grass if possible in their gardens but even a shade mixture could struggle there. Perhaps others will suggest shade mixtures and you could try them but have you thought of an alternative to grass? Not keen on...

I looked into having our lawn looked after by one of the franchised lawn maintenance companies and the cost was more than I was prepared to pay (think it was around £70 a month five or so years ago). Having dogs, our lawn will never be perfect but a twice yearly feed, regular mowing and scarify...

Yes! I have to agree with Verdun regarding a general purpose seed mix, thanks to horticultural science. Much of my time caring for grass related to sports areas etc. At that time a good knowledge of various grass seed was a must. Usually for a hardwearing turf, a mix of rye, yorkshire fog and...

Hi Nicholas , what about low shrub roses which would cascade down ?

As Sandy stated you should be able to get a basic ph tester at a local garden centre and then you do a plotted test and record the results. Iron is great at controlling moss but you can alter the soil levels if too much is applied but you would have to apply a lot over time for this. Moss is a...