05-04-2003, 06:33 AM
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Reducing the lawn area
In article ,
(Gen) wrote:
I'm attempting to reduce the area of lawn that I have to maintain.I
live in the coastal subtropics. The lawn I have is mainly couch, with
some "shady grass" and lately paspalum.Our shire, currently, has water
restrictions.
The lawn is "split" level with the majority on the lower level which
also has four developing trees and a veggie patch. The block faces
north and is long, narrow and slightly sloping
I figure the alternatives are
a) Upper level: paving,(brick or pavers) /pebble crete/decking
b) lower level: short native grasses /native ground covers ( in
stages)
I would be looking at having good reasons for your choices. For example, you
might want to pave an area close to the house so you could have your barbie
and table and chairs there. Perhaps having the area shaded by a big tree to
the west would make the barbie area more comfortable, so you'd have to put in
a garden bed for the tree. A raised herb bed with brick surround would give
you extra seating and delineate the paved area from the rest of the garden.
Another method: Sheet mulch under and between your saplings and put in some
understorey shrubs and groundcovers and a little path. This stops you from
playing dodge-the-tree while mowing. Then sheet mulch around the boundaries
and plant more shrubs to obscure the fenceline.
The lawn you have left will probably be all you need! :-)
--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
I don't regard myself as a fanatic. I just have handy milk dispensers.
-- Lee, misc.kids
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