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Ian wrote:

Am not much of a gardener , but feel there must be a better way, am looking
for a grass alternative for a shared back garden. The area is damp and the
soil is subsoil pure clay, currently there are the remains of a lawn which
is loosing to sphagnum moss , looking for something that gives ground cover,
low maintenance could be played on by children

Moss :-)

More seriously, there's nothing better. Strictly, it's not sphagnum
moss, but what the hell? We often call it that. I recommend just
mowing it when needed, and otherwise saying 'sod it'.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.