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Charlie Pridham wrote:
On 27/03/2017 08:44, Muddymike wrote:
Is there such a thing as shady place grass?

I have tried two different brands of seed now for an area of supposed
lawn shaded by a couple of larger trees. Both grew initially but then died.

Are you able to crown lift the trees a bit? if you can that helps as
does summer irrigation.

We have a walnut, which is a seriously lawn-hostile tree, but have
pruned it so that there are no branches below about 2.5 metres.
The lawn grows right up to the trunk. Of course, that's only a
bit over 10 metres high, and a bigger (wider) tree might need a
higher start to the branches.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.