Entries for the 'LAWNS' Category

While the quality of artificial grass products have definitely improved in recent years, and while there is a place for them in certain public situations, the home gardener should think twice before installing a synthetic lawn.

The additional summer tasks that can mean you have a great lawn. The third of three articles on garden lawn care during the summer in dry climates.

A clean, neatly trimmed edge plays a big part in growing a lawn to be proud of. Should you choose an electric or gas powered tool for the purpose?

There are a number of factors that determine the quality of a lawn, especially in a dry climate. Correct irrigation, an appropriate feeding regime, regular mowing at the suitable height, are all basic requirements.

While there are many essential, lawn care tasks, regular mowing is the key to successfully growing a beautiful grass.

While watering, feeding and correct mowing are pre-conditions for growing a successful lawn in a hot climate, the periodic removal of thatch could make the difference between a great lawn and a cabbage patch.

Growing a fabulous lawn is largely a question of carrying out the routine maintenance correctly. Sometimes though, extra measures are required.

The lawn’s appearance can be made or spoilt by the quality of the edge. Keeping a neat lawn edge is especially difficult in Mediterranean and other hot, dry, climates.

Although the use of pesticides may occasionally be necessary, it's better to make every effort to avoid them. Here are some tips to help you do so.

There are a number of reasons why a lawn succeeds or not. In dry climates, the most crucial factor is irrigation.

Mowing maybe a relatively simple and routine task, yet it is one of the most important factors behind the success or otherwise of your lawn.

During the autumn in Mediterranean and similar climates, you may be waiting for the lawn to go to sleep for the winter. Make sure though, that you do not, as there are plenty of lawn tasks to carry out at this time.

Artificial grass is not a viable, long-term alternative to a living lawn, but there are a number of objective arguments that are legitimately used in its favor. This article puts the differences between the two into perspective.

The relatively mild winter in Mediterranean climates not only makes laying turf possible in the autumn, but in most cases, the grass will survive the winter.. There are good reasons though for waiting until the spring.

If you mow your grass correctly, you’ll have a better lawn, and can save time by not having to collect and empty the grass clippings. You’ll be doing your bit for the environment too.

Many people today want to replace or seriously reduce the amount of lawn in the garden. Organic gardeners dislike the mono-culture aspect to lawns, and the almost inevitable reliance on fertilizers and pesticides that this entails.

Saving water and having a great garden are often seen as being mutually exclusive. Here is a lawn care strategy for a dry climate garden that can allow you to have both.

The key to growing a great lawn is to carry out the “ordinary” tasks, like watering and mowing properly, and to remember to perform the special tasks on time.

In principle, the best way to save water in dry climate gardens is to reduce the area of grass. Here is a way of saving water in drought years, without killing-off the lawn.

There are many factors behind growing a successful lawn. Suitable irrigation is the most crucial of them during the summer in dry, Mediterranean climates.

I'm going to focus this week on two actions other than watering, which are vital for the growing of a beautiful lawn in a dry climate. Feeding and scarifying.

While laying turf in the autumn is possible in Mediterranean and other mild winter climates, the temptation to do so should be resisted. It is far better to sow a temporary lawn for the winter instead.