On 11/10/07 10:00, in article
, "Sacha"
wrote:

On 11/10/07 09:53, in article ,
"Kroma" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...

It's beginning to sound as if there's something in the soil - chemical?,
mineral? - that's affecting that particular area, don't you think? I
wonder
if you could take some samples and get them analysed. Do any neighbours
have this problem? You don't have a dog that 'goes' in one area do you?
;-)

Whoops - sorry for the top posting - I'm normally very good about such
things but am obviously out of practice!

Don't worry about it - different groups go about things different ways! URG
has tended always to bottom-post as it makes it easier for others to follow
a thread as they would a conversation.

The soil (well, apart from the very deep layer of soil which was originally
beneath the stones and which we had to dig over) is new and all from the
same source. All of our neighbours seem to have tarmacked over their front
gardens to allow parking for multiple cars. We, on the other hand actually
use our garage and still have space on our driveway for another car so we
thought that we'd return our garden to the 'green' variety (although it's
more of a yellow)!

No dogs. Maybe I'll try to take a snap later on which should speak a
thousand words.

Kroma



Tsk. I hit 'send' before I meant to! I wonder if there could be some
effect on your lawn from your neighbours' tarmac? You can probably tell I'm
getting desperate here! If the very worst happens, perhaps you could pave
or gravel your current lawn area, put in a small pond or bubble fountain and
some attractive pots or a raised bed and be the envy of those who have bowed
to the great god Auto. ;-)
If you take a photo and put it up on tinypic you'll probably get plenty of
ideas.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'