The problem with replacing a "lawn" is there really isn't anything other than plastic that will do quite the same job.
I have a lot of grassed areas, only one is really a lawn and right now it is about 60% moss in some areas that rises to 90%, there's some bulbs and plenty of weeds. Come late summer it's down to 30% moss and mainly grass. There's nothing else that will grow where it is (under a huge beech tree) and I don't want to just have bushes as then the house would end up very dark.
The other grass areas are much rougher and mown a bit higher about once a week, They are also full of various weeds but no moss as their not shaded, they take heavy traffic and one of them is under the orchard so all areas have to be accessible.
I have no idea why you think everyone on here is an "older Lady", @bede. I know that many are young, and a lot are not ladies [ and that includes the women. ]
I assume it is just your general desire to stir the pot. Is it any wonder people are rude to you.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Thank you @Puncdoc - you have said exactly what I, and no doubt others, think about this poster's strange fixation with the female sex - we have had Mums. Nannies, Little old ladies popping up at every opportunity. Personally, I don't give a stuff what gender someone is - if bede has a genuine problem with a gender issue, he/she/it needs to seek help from an appropriate quarter rather than irritating people on here. This will no doubt fall on deaf ears ( of whatever gender )
Ooh @CrankyYankee your thyme has done well! 😄 I'm thinking if I plant up the edges of my tiny lawn, and just let it do its thing, that would ensure I'd got my moneys worth from the £20 I spent on grass seed 4 years ago.. 🤣
I haven't seen any anti American posts, and I can't understand why a post about lawns would invoke that. 😢
Also, there had already been a spammer starting a similar thread about chemicals a day or two before that, so it can be a red flag when a first post is of this type. At least this one didn't send snarky PMs
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl, thanks, I read some of that, previously ignored it as I don't use chemicals either. I can understand it's a subject which evokes strong responses, but a tad hypocritical to slate an entire country - rightly or wrongly - for indiscriminate chemical use, when our own country has recently given the green light to one, *forgotten the name*, which is another known insect murderer. ☹
I don't know who, or what you mean in your last sentence @Slow-worm, but it doesn't really matter. I just wanted to give you the info re the other thread
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The back bit of my lawn by the clothes line has become bare earth... a combination of drought, dog and chafer grubs, I think. A largeish area. I'd like to resow it. Would a mix of clover and other bee-friendly plants be more hard wearing than plain grass?
I don't know who, or what you mean in your last sentence @Slow-worm, but it doesn't really matter. I just wanted to give you the info re the other thread
It was just a general comment from what I'd read about Americans being chemical-happy, not aimed at anyone in particular. My point was, most of our our governments seem to be more than happy to put money and convenience above ecosystems, despite banging on about the health of the planet.
The back bit of my lawn by the clothes line has become bare earth... a combination of drought, dog and chafer grubs, I think. A largeish area. I'd like to resow it. Would a mix of clover and other bee-friendly plants be more hard wearing than plain grass?
We/I Have a similar problem, ours kind of compacts. I do not think it would make much difference. I have bits out the front we have trees so we get moss, and I have tried leaving areas I use and tread frily regularly but a path would be too fussy. It ends up as a mix of grass, moss, weeds/ clover etc. The wear and tear and compaction/bare /mud is similar. I think unless you want to pave or find another solution you end up doing what I do which is aerate with a fork and lift de compact and re seed a little bit most years to keep it looking vaguely presentable (ha ha!) like the rest.
I think if I had a larger plot at the back/side where the "line" is I would put in a path circle (rotary line) or a hard standing patch . But we like our smaller rear plot to have grass there. It looks nicer ..in a vaguely general way.
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I assume it is just your general desire to stir the pot. Is it any wonder people are rude to you.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Personally, I don't give a stuff what gender someone is - if bede has a genuine problem with a gender issue, he/she/it needs to seek help from an appropriate quarter rather than irritating people on here.
This will no doubt fall on deaf ears ( of whatever gender )
I haven't seen any anti American posts, and I can't understand why a post about lawns would invoke that. 😢
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1071051/how-to-mix-2-herbicides/p1
Also, there had already been a spammer starting a similar thread about chemicals a day or two before that, so it can be a red flag when a first post is of this type. At least this one didn't send snarky PMs
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I can understand it's a subject which evokes strong responses, but a tad hypocritical to slate an entire country - rightly or wrongly - for indiscriminate chemical use, when our own country has recently given the green light to one, *forgotten the name*, which is another known insect murderer. ☹
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The back bit of my lawn by the clothes line has become bare earth... a combination of drought, dog and chafer grubs, I think. A largeish area. I'd like to resow it. Would a mix of clover and other bee-friendly plants be more hard wearing than plain grass?
My point was, most of our our governments seem to be more than happy to put money and convenience above ecosystems, despite banging on about the health of the planet.
We/I Have a similar problem, ours kind of compacts.
I do not think it would make much difference. I have bits out the front we have trees so we get moss, and I have tried leaving areas I use and tread frily regularly but a path would be too fussy. It ends up as a mix of grass, moss, weeds/ clover etc.
The wear and tear and compaction/bare /mud is similar.
I think unless you want to pave or find another solution you end up doing what I do which is aerate with a fork and lift de compact and re seed a little bit most years to keep it looking vaguely presentable (ha ha!) like the rest.
I think if I had a larger plot at the back/side where the "line" is I would put in a path circle (rotary line) or a hard standing patch . But we like our smaller rear plot to have grass there. It looks nicer ..in a vaguely general way.