On 19/05/16 13:39, Nick Maclaren wrote:

However, the first question is WHY is it terrible? Until that has
been answered, attempting to fix the problem is a waste of time,
money and effort. If it is because you are getting anything like
drought in the summer on a regular basis, you are shafted; that
is why so many transpondians use an obscene amount of water on
their lawns. Lawns are not viable if the soil dries out badly at
any time

Not just drying out; if they are waterlogged, particularly in shade, all
that will grow well is moss (which I prefer to grass as it doesn't need
cutting so frequently, and doesn't invade adjacent flower beds). And the
OP did refer to lots of rain other than in summer.

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Jeff