It sounds as though we are ganging up but I am with Dove on this -gardeningfantic lives on the IOW- I live in Southampton-even allowing for slight occasional differences we have had loads of rain and no drought restictions
I live in the East of England - the driest part of the country (even this year) and we've had drought restrictions all summer until very recently, and my scrubby old lawn is lush.
I think these lawncare companies win both ways - you pay them to do not very much, you do the rest, taking a great deal of care because it's your lawn, and then if something goes wrong it can't be their fault because they're professionals and you're not.
Our elderly neighbour has a local chap come and mow his lawn once a week, trim the edges as needed and cut the hedge a couple of times a year and his lawn always looks lovely - I bet I know who gets the best value for money.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Is there such a thing as a slow release lawn fertilizer that doesn't dissolve-and then scorches the lawn because it hasn't dissolved because it hasn't rained?
And there are 43 other cases they admit to?-what about those who haven't twigged the problem?
yeah guys i know this.. but we have had hardly any rain here.. my water butts were near on empty for the 3rd time this year before the heavy downpour we had monday night. (which is the first proper rain we have had since before olympics )and we have 5 large ones.. ant that filled them.. i am told the shape of the island splits the clouds and the solent and above gets most of it,..i sit looking out over the channel and the rain misses us all the time.. we hardly get frosts.. while my mum on the solent side does.. she has had more rain than us on this side.. for instance wednesday over mums torrential rain for 3 hours in the morning.. i had left my washing out.. i got back home at 2pm and it was bone dry neighbour said we had no rain here.. and it is always like that.
they charge me £15 for the weed and feed..lawn is 50ft x 65ft so big.. and i never water it.. i just mow it and trim edges.. nothing else.. they tell me to water it 3 tims a week but we are on metres over here so cant afford it.
i will be speaking to the boss man next week regarding other peoples lawns and see if it is the fertilizer doing it.. as the little balls that fall on the borders have yet to dissolve.. so thats shows how dry it has been.. the ground is as hard as conrete.. cant dig it with a trowel to get autumn plants in at all..
my lawn was just weeds when took over.. now or it was lush and green and gorgeous.. next doors is lush but not green but a pale yellow green colour.. i have been having company for 2 years now and this is first time the lawn has looked as bad as it did when i started the garden..
i know your not ganging up on me.. and i hope to get answers from the boss when i speak to him on wednesday.. i have taken picutures of the ball so show not disolved etc.. for evidence.. thou guy sid they do not use any chemicals that can damage or scorch lawns.. so we will see.
well... i saw the boss... told him my concerns and and thoughts and how it happened to my lawn.. asked htem about other clients who complained the same too.. and after a rather heated discussion.. they have given me the rest of this years treatments free of charge and 50% off next year.. and will replace any lawn that does not grow back properly..
what a result.. thou they are still not omitting responsibility for the damage but are giving me this as a sign of good will.. that kinda of response is actually omitting it to me.. but i am happy with that result..just wish i could find out all the others and ge them to go for it..
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It sounds as though we are ganging up but I am with Dove on this -gardeningfantic lives on the IOW- I live in Southampton-even allowing for slight occasional differences we have had loads of rain and no drought restictions
The trouble is where does gf go from here?
I live in the East of England - the driest part of the country (even this year) and we've had drought restrictions all summer until very recently, and my scrubby old lawn is lush.
I think these lawncare companies win both ways - you pay them to do not very much, you do the rest, taking a great deal of care because it's your lawn, and then if something goes wrong it can't be their fault because they're professionals and you're not.
Our elderly neighbour has a local chap come and mow his lawn once a week, trim the edges as needed and cut the hedge a couple of times a year and his lawn always looks lovely - I bet I know who gets the best value for money.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Is there such a thing as a slow release lawn fertilizer that doesn't dissolve-and then scorches the lawn because it hasn't dissolved because it hasn't rained?
And there are 43 other cases they admit to?-what about those who haven't twigged the problem?
Absolutely Geoff, absolutely!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
yeah guys i know this.. but we have had hardly any rain here.. my water butts were near on empty for the 3rd time this year before the heavy downpour we had monday night. (which is the first proper rain we have had since before olympics )and we have 5 large ones.. ant that filled them.. i am told the shape of the island splits the clouds and the solent and above gets most of it,..i sit looking out over the channel and the rain misses us all the time.. we hardly get frosts.. while my mum on the solent side does.. she has had more rain than us on this side.. for instance wednesday over mums torrential rain for 3 hours in the morning.. i had left my washing out.. i got back home at 2pm and it was bone dry neighbour said we had no rain here.. and it is always like that.
they charge me £15 for the weed and feed..lawn is 50ft x 65ft so big.. and i never water it.. i just mow it and trim edges.. nothing else.. they tell me to water it 3 tims a week but we are on metres over here so cant afford it.
i will be speaking to the boss man next week regarding other peoples lawns and see if it is the fertilizer doing it.. as the little balls that fall on the borders have yet to dissolve.. so thats shows how dry it has been.. the ground is as hard as conrete.. cant dig it with a trowel to get autumn plants in at all..
my lawn was just weeds when took over.. now or it was lush and green and gorgeous.. next doors is lush but not green but a pale yellow green colour.. i have been having company for 2 years now and this is first time the lawn has looked as bad as it did when i started the garden..
i know your not ganging up on me.. and i hope to get answers from the boss when i speak to him on wednesday.. i have taken picutures of the ball so show not disolved etc.. for evidence.. thou guy sid they do not use any chemicals that can damage or scorch lawns.. so we will see.
well... i saw the boss... told him my concerns and and thoughts and how it happened to my lawn.. asked htem about other clients who complained the same too.. and after a rather heated discussion.. they have given me the rest of this years treatments free of charge and 50% off next year.. and will replace any lawn that does not grow back properly..
what a result.. thou they are still not omitting responsibility for the damage but are giving me this as a sign of good will..
that kinda of response is actually omitting it to me.. but i am happy with that result..just wish i could find out all the others and ge them to go for it..
gardeningfantic-Good news at last
@christopher2..what sort of grub killer do ya use.. i am keen to get some..
@sotogeoff.. yes it is i left with a