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Lawn rejuvenation.
'Peter',
Best if you hire an industrial strimmer or the like and get rid of all of the overgrown grass down to about an inch or so. Then, in the spring, treat the lawn to a good weed and feed fertilizer. Give it regular mowings, water during dry spells, and you will be amazed how quickly your lawn will recover itself and start to look good again. When the grass is under control you could re-mark your borders by using a hosepipe as a guide and in that way you can have nice scalloped edges of your choice and widish borders in which you can plant shrubs, perennials, small conifers, annuals and even a small tree or two. This site will give you some ideas: http://tinyurl.com/23io (Best to go to Landscaping| Garden Plans). I wish you luck. Regards, Emrys Davies. "Peter Lewis" wrote in message newsan.2002.10.20.14.58.08.446606@NOSPAMflamingc amel.co.uk... Ok. The lawn is in such a sorry state right now I'm at a bit of a loss. The grass hasn't been cut for probably a couple of years and is pretty sparse so that the soil is clearly visible. The grass that is left is pretty long but flattened so mowing would be difficult. The soil is ok (not clay or too rocky) as far as I can tell. There are quite a few pretty tough clumps of grass dotted about and the area is fairly well drained (I haven't seen it get waterlogged ever). The edges where it meets the border have also become lost as the grass peters out. Sorry for the ignorance, I'm pretty new at this. Thanks, Pete. On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:08:33 +0100, Emrys Davies wrote: 'Peter', You have not described the state of your lawn, the soil, drainage and whether there are lots of bare patches, that it is full of weeds or that the grass has not been cut for a long while. You do mention overgrown but with what and to what extent? Cutting it back to bare soil before the winter or leaving it to die off are definitely not options which you should pursue but once you have given a fuller picture I am sure that you will get plenty of good advice. Regards, Emrys Davies. "Peter Lewis" wrote in message newsan.2002.10.20.12.55.06.952836@NOSPAMflamingc amel.co.uk... Hello there, Since movng into my house about a year ago, I've decided it's finally time to do something with my garden.... I've been putting it off for so long now and I'm afraid the job has become much bigger than it should have been! The "lawn" is fairly overgrown but never having had to maintain a lawn before, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I've raked it over a bit to get rid of the dead stuff and I've been advised that I should resow it in the spring. Would I be better off to try and cut it right back to pretty much bare soil before the winter or leave it to die off? Will that make more work in the spring? Any other related advice would also be much appreciated. I've read the Lawns FAQ -thanks! Peter Lewis, Leicester, UK. |
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