Lawns

Two weeks since overseed etc, most of the soil seems to have settled down... the grass is coming up well over the new soil patch but a little hard to see in these photos. It was beginning to look a bit messy, so I gave it a quick mow on the very highest setting, didnt take much at all. The bag...

Hi snorky i leave every year some weeds in the grass like dasiys for bumble bees i also grow borage up a corner and they have little blue flowers and smell like cucumber but the bees love it and butterflies, they tend to stay in that corner I did have an hedge at the front garden which...

Chris is the spreader the one I recommended with the trigger release? If it is then a setting of 6 to 6.5 depending on walking speed will apply at near max recommended amount. Should really calibrate them but that's what I use as a setting, I have a fairly quick walk so I tend to stick to...

A good lawn always sets off the rest of the garden - and stops people noticing weeds and other perfections, so even if it seemed excessive there is still a hidden gain

Heavy rain forecast for East Anglia on Saturday. That could wash seed away (you run that risk at any time of course, but avoid if it is forecast only other tangential thought is that many/most? spray-on chemicals (such as selective weedkillers) need a period of dry (often 6 hours, maybe 12...

Thanks Paul.:thmb: Just been on their site and ALS Premier Soluble Iron 4kg = £9.50+ £14.50 postage.

Thanks. That is where I got my bulk bag last autumn. I just need a few bags for lawn repair trhis spring and the minimum that they sell is 20 bags.I have gone with the Westland Lawn and Turf Dressing and will add some sand if it looks very composty.

Just go at the tree any way you like, you won't kill it. Might be nice to expose some trunk so trim the low branches right to the collar at the trunk, and the others just snip off so the tree gets shaped in a way you like the look of.The tiny patches that are left - I'm a fan of trying to...

You're welcome JoeyJoJo.

We still have to wade/swim through areas formerly known as "lawn". Still, at least the ducks are happy

Thanks, Sam

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...

No idea about the summer as moved here recently . I wouldn't say it holds water but it is clay soil

Patio is due in a year or twos time and they have a family that need somewhere to play. So hopefully this’ll given them a lawn they can use. That’s the plan anyway.

Another angle view to the lawn.

I wouldn't bother scarifying until after you've treated the lawn Mr. Grinch. If you're going to use a weed/feed/mosskiller it will kill everything off anyway. Mow first, remembering to leave for 2/3 days before treating. Just a pointer, with all the rain we are having at the moment it's not a...

Ya Boo! Fiddlesticks!!!

Shiney: With such a large amount of grass cuttings, any tips on how to compost it quickly and neatly?

Ah Rosie the joys of a dog run along the hedge been there, done that although truth be told we haven't got one now (a homemade dog run by the girls that is)our BIG Lad use to do it and to be honest I wouldn't mind having to put up with his little run if I could wish him back.Our two old...

That sounds like you've got birds feeding on Chafer Grubs Steve. The bulk of the mess is made by the birds digging, but the grass dying off is due to the grubs eating away at the roots.Have a look here and see if it looks like your problem - I've got no idea how well this stuff works, but...