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What’s actually wrong with my lawn?

For over three years I’ve been aerating 
, scarifying, reseeding and whatnot and I just can’t hack what’s going on.

Everything was sort of ok until a murderously long hot summer a few years ago.

I’ll post a pic of the whole lawn, the floor plan and pictures matching the letters.

so bare with me, it should take 3 or so posts 

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
Trolius & Cressida
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Here's my guesses.
    If you have hot sunny weather regularly in summer, keep the grass a bit longer. 
    If it's in a shady site, that will always be difficult. Grass needs light and decent drainage. 

    That's the two most common reasons for grass not thriving.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

  • A


    B
    “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
    Trolius & Cressida
  • :# There’s five more, this might take a while.
    we can remote control a buggy on the surface of Mars but this website thinks my pictures of sodding grass (PUN INTENDED) is too big 
    “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
    Trolius & Cressida
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The bare areas just need re seeding.
    There's lot of messy long grass in the 2nd photo. If you cut grass little and often - ie at least once a week [depending on climactic conditions/weather ]  but only taking a small bit off each time - that encourages the growth to spread sideways [tillering] and means you get a healthier covering. 
    An occasional feed of liquid seaweed, or any similar product, will help too. What grass needs more than anything through summer, is moisture though. In dry areas, keeping it at a longer length helps enormously. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

  • D and C
    “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
    Trolius & Cressida
  • E
    “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
    Trolius & Cressida
  • G and F 

    there you go! 
    Any advice would be appreciated.

    “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
    Trolius & Cressida
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    See my post at 3.47pm  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Picture E looks as if it's walked in regularly. Is there a gate there?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Yeah, it’s mostly me as I’m the only keen gardener there and it’s the gate to the sheds 
    “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
    Trolius & Cressida
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