Lawns

Hi, newby here, came back from vacation, and noticed my lawn worse than ever. The areas which are in direct sun have turned yellow, I guess the heat and lack of water caused this. I'm posting some pics, any idea if this will recover with water and lawn feed or will I require more?

Have you considered planting an evergreen Epimedium there?

Thanks KrisThis constant damp conditions aren't making it easy. I could do with some dry weather to let the soil dry out.

HiIt likes full sun and well drained soil , if ? they like your soil which yours looks really healthy to me , dead easy to grow in fact problem free , just so you know they do die down in the summer months once they have flowered so dont worry as they will re sprout later in the spring.

so would it be ok to scarify the grass just now at this time of month? should I add something like a seaweed feed? was also thinking that perhaps I need to aerate the lawn? this is proving difficult as no local gardeners seem to do this and the hire of a aeration machine costs approx. £90 for...

There are a couple of things to consider when looking at the difference between "professional" grade and "diy" in terms of lawn care products.Manufacturers keep these two markets distinctly separate, and for good reasons.The professional side of the lawn care market is very high risk for...

I think Marley Farley is right - first one is a Honeysuckle. It looks remarkably like one growing further up the garden from which I probably took a cutting!! Can I grow it as a bush type shrub ?? (it's parent plant is a rambling type)

Yep, should be fine. My lawn has just has a good rake and I had to reseed a few areas. I'll give it a good feed soon just before some rain so it washes in (obviously not needed if you use a solution feed!)

Sorry, I can't help you with the lawn specialist. If your lawn is soft to walk on then I wouldn't risk mowing it. We've had a lot of rain down recently and the mower would probably just scalp it. If you do take the chance then raise the blades for a higher cut and that will take the worst off...

As would cyclamens, fritillarias, and good old daffs. Grass is always very tough to keep going under shade, especially if not maintained vigilantly. There is loads you can do instead though!

I'll give it a trim then with the blades set at their highest setting.

The ground needs to consistently be around 10 degrees C for grass seed to germinate. Sow it now and the birds will have it away before it gets chance to germinate. That's if it doesn't rot or simply blow away in the meantime.

Need to give mine a good mow when I get the chance, I was going to make a thread about but it's good to know I'm not only one in this predicament. The rain over the last month or so has made it all shoot up after that dry summer. Silly grass, when will you learn.

I had a dreary patch here where the lawn was a disaster in an area dank from being heavily shaded. Re-sowed with "Shady Mix" and it is much better now (I leave the grass a bit long [my choice, don't know if that is actually necessary], but other than that I would describe it as "Normal lawn...

I sowed my lawn last year at this time ( just pebbles when I moved in) but did not look much all winter and people telling me it was rubbish till this spring it soon filled out and looks amazing now so I would say sow it now too it will not look much till spring but when we start getting a bit...

I sowed some yesterday after scarifying one of our lawns.

Your welcome Jason.

All picked and disposed of

Yes Kristen, overseeding is a good idea

Cheers Kris , I'll feed it with my seaweed lawn feed as soon as we get some rain to moisten the turf. And follow instructions as above next year. Thanks for all the advice , its appreciated. Tricky devils lawns !