Lawns

some improvement in the lawn now though some new smaller brown patches... will have to add a new picI have a raised border where my petunias are spilling out & covering the grass. Have already lost some of the grass, so is there any way to prevent this apart from cutting the Petunias back? The...

I was told that to bring areas of lawn up to the level of raised areas you sprinkle compst onto the grass in the dips and gradually let it grow up through layer by layer. We hgave seeded a veg bed in our garden and to bring up the layer to the path it joins, where you can see a definite line,...

Thank you all for your help!!

I do it in several directions, at least 4, if not more. Depends on how bad it is. If you want to give it a good blitz with the scarifying, either invest in a small electric scarifyer, or hire one for a day/weekend, and then you'd only need to keep on top of it.For top dressing, have a look...

I find that using a watering can much just run's off the plant - whereas with a sprayer I can cover the weeds just to the point of run-off. I use a very coarse spray, which doesn't tend to drift on the wind too easily, but I also choose a dry, still evening (insects / Bees already tucked up in...

Start doing it by hand, go for the bigger ones, and if you find there are too many, then you can use the weedkiller on the smaller ones. You will be suprised at how quickly you will find that they are not as prominent in the lawn, and it can be an on going process.Hope this Helps!

Thanks again for the info mate, it's much appreciated:thumb:

Regular mowing will keep them down - shouldn't be a problem

You can have a meter fitted and if more expensive ask to be switched back to rateable value within the first year. Also if you have certain medical conditions requiring high water usage and receive benefits you can get a special tarriff to reduce costs Neil

Lay the ladder flat on the ground, tie a rope around the rung at each end. Put the rope around your waist and tow in - like a cart horse :hehe:If the ladder just skates over the ground weight it down with something so it drags an inch or so of soil with it.The soil being dragged will fall...

Hi, i have a green house/orangery Planted up with bamboo , palms olive tree, grapevine and figs Because my cat millie has the run of the place i have a small strip of turf 12ft X2ft covering the soil this to stop the cat using it as a toilet Can i use some other low cover plant to do the same job?

Matt, Was it you who asked the same question on another discussion site? and were you not happy with the advice you got there? The same answers here so hope you are happy now.:cnfs:

The car you see if the sister in laws whose away at present. The garage is used as a gym so never a need for a car there, and taking away all the area you see, still leaves a three car drive to the front (angle from where I was takin the picture). Think Ill get a professional in to provide...

There arent really any trade products suitable, a few for clearing fairy rings on golf courses and a few general fungicides but these are all VERY expensive and probably wouldnt be that effective.The sensible course of action is to dismantle a small section of the wall and get the stump...

Where can I buy shade tollerant grass seeds from please? I have dug up the weeds under the walnut tree to leave bare soil. From what I understand from previous posts what products do I now need to fertalize the soil and treat the weeds incase they grow again (I will do this before I throw the...

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also you have to remember that not all turf is the same. At the two ends of the scale you have meadow turf which likes to be left long and golf green turf which wants cutting twice a day, then there are all the different types in between.

Pleased all is well Helen :gnthb:

"Shoud I add the sand and top soil now or wait until early autumn?"Do that at the time you over-seed (personally I would do that in the Autumn)I would think that Sand and Soil will be about the same cost. Both are heavy, so its all in the cost of transporting it. If you have a large area...

As Kristen says, you most certainly are selling yourself short-it even has stripes-completely different to my lawn-full of clover, daisees and buttercups-wouldn't stand a chance in a competition with yours. Well done.