A patch of grass is an Englishman’s lawn just as his home is his castle.
A lawn can be used as a sanctuary to be cut and cossetted whilst escaping from life’s toils and troubles.
Aesthetically it may be the central feature of a modern garden design or a natural backdrop to a more avant garde garden
Lawns are for recreation including croquet, children’s football, french cricket and golf with a plastic ball containing more holes than Hostas after a slug fest.
Lawns can become a valuable habitat for wildlife so go easy on the chemical treatments.
A place to stand admiring the rest of the garden or talking to the neighbors
Avoiding Lawn Labours
Not everyone wants to work of months on end to maintain a pristine lawn. It will take ages to get a billiard table lawn and then the weather will change.
Decide what sort of lawn and effort you are prepared to accept.
Lawns respond to TLC and if you can’t or don’t want to lavish your time on one then you can subcontract the work to a Green Finger expert .
If you pay a gardener make sure they trim the edges regularly, nothing sets off a lawn better than a short back and sides.
Left to grow a lawn will not become a floral meadow, more likely a weed infested jungle.
Greying your garden with concrete, paving or decking is a recent activity but think of all the uses you will have to forgo.
Ignore the roller above Grandads used one but you don’t need to risk a hernia unless you are a professional groundsman.
Turf can provide an ‘instant lawn’ a bit expensive but less so than astroturf.
If you enjoy lawn maintenance set yourself up in business to help others!
