bigolob, I love the look of these grasses and was tempted to buy from my local GC yesterday, but my concern is if they will take over like bamboo or be really difficult to move if I change my mind?
I've been looking at thesr grasses at my local GG today and very tempted to buy. My concern is if the roots are like bamboo and would be difficult to move if I change my mind, which I often do!
The end of my garden is very boggy, a mixture of clay soil and shade mean it very rarely dries out. We had our lawn raised and relaid in May. Most of it looks great but the wet areas have really thinned out and it looks like the grass does not root properly. I dont want muddy patches as we have two young boys and its not practical. I was thinking of putting down a wood chip at the end what do people think are there any design examples I can look at... ideas???
Can someone recommend some good seed for clay soil the area I am going to seed is partially shaded and has a pine tree that litters spines and cones on it\\\\\\\\\\\/
we have clay soil but grow roses, fuschias, Japanese anenomes, begonia saxifrage, forsythia, buddlia, holly and many bulbs. I think look at your neighbours gardens and see what thrives then try in yours as they will usually have the same soil. We have dug in garden compost plus bought to improve the soil and mulch with bark chippings . our lawn is boggy too but we let the weeds grow in it and don't dtrive for a bowling green effect as we like to attract wild life. We dug a small pond out of one bit of lawn where it was really bad
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Thanks bigolob, Will bear the Zebra grass in mind!
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bigolob, I love the look of these grasses and was tempted to buy from my local GC yesterday, but my concern is if they will take over like bamboo or be really difficult to move if I change my mind?
growing things that like the situation as bigolob suggests sounds a better idea than growing something that doesn't like it.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've been looking at thesr grasses at my local GG today and very tempted to buy. My concern is if the roots are like bamboo and would be difficult to move if I change my mind, which I often do!
Whoops, sorry didn't think had posted first time!
The end of my garden is very boggy, a mixture of clay soil and shade mean it very rarely dries out. We had our lawn raised and relaid in May. Most of it looks great but the wet areas have really thinned out and it looks like the grass does not root properly. I dont want muddy patches as we have two young boys and its not practical. I was thinking of putting down a wood chip at the end what do people think are there any design examples I can look at... ideas???
Can someone recommend some good seed for clay soil the area I am going to seed is partially shaded and has a pine tree that litters spines and cones on it\\\\\\\\\\\/
we have clay soil but grow roses, fuschias, Japanese anenomes, begonia saxifrage, forsythia, buddlia, holly and many bulbs. I think look at your neighbours gardens and see what thrives then try in yours as they will usually have the same soil. We have dug in garden compost plus bought to improve the soil and mulch with bark chippings . our lawn is boggy too but we let the weeds grow in it and don't dtrive for a bowling green effect as we like to attract wild life. We dug a small pond out of one bit of lawn where it was really bad
pinkjude, does the pond overflow? I was thinking of doing the same. Thanks.