tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855847707490163352024-02-22T06:54:05.242-08:00Lawn care tipsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027339296701247525noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085584770749016335.post-3250612081989959102016-07-07T06:00:00.000-07:002016-07-07T06:00:12.616-07:00What is minimum care and maintenance to my non grass lawn design<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lawncaretips</a></b> - When your plants are establishing and covering all your back yard or front yard you will need to keep an eye on them to ensure that they take hold.
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<a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/What-is-minimum-care-and-maintenance-to-my-non-grass-lawn-design.html" target="_blank">Simple thing to care and maintenance to your non grass lawn design</a> is by weeding Any perennial weeds that were missed when the ground was being prepared should be carefully lifted as they grow, otherwise they will quickly establish themselves and smother the plants. The seeds of annual weeds will also appear between the plants and these should either be hoed off or pulled out by hand. In dry weather keep the young plants watered to prevent them from drying out and pinch out any upward growing shots to encourage bushy growth.
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<a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/07/What-is-minimum-care-and-maintenance-to-my-non-grass-lawn-design.html" target="_blank">Colorful lawn with plants mixture</a> if in good growing conditions should grow and spread quickly to form a solid mat within several weeks. This of course will depend on the vigour of the individual plants and the spaces between them when they were planted. Any weeds that do manage to grow through the plants should be removed by hand as soon as they are seen, although when the plants are established to form a thick ground cover it becomes difficult for most weeds to grow.
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Mowing The amount of trimming needed on a non-grass area will depend on the type of plants being used, but generally no more than a couple of light trimmings per year are required. A spring trim tidies up the plants after winter and a late summer trim removes any taller shoots and old flower stems. This can be done with a rotary mower on a high setting, with a nylon cord strimmer or by hand shears. For small areas, hand shears give a neater finish.
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Feeding Once established, feed the plants once a year in spring with a general fertilizer to start them into growth for the season. Remember that lawn weed and feed cannot be used on non-grass lawns, as the selective weedkiller in the product will kill broad-leaved plants.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027339296701247525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085584770749016335.post-26905475493960757812016-07-06T18:37:00.000-07:002016-07-06T18:37:01.034-07:00History the invention of riding lawn mower engine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Early lawns were very different to what we know today. Often, they were merely meadows that were occasionally grazed by animals to create areas of shorter grass around buildings. As gardening became more popular in Elizabethan times, lawns became more fashionable and were laid in large numbers around the many country homes that were built during this period. </div>
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In the 18th century formal lawns became popular on large estates and in order to keep them short they would have been regularly cut with a scythe, sickle or hand shears. A skilled man with a scythe was able to cut the grass very short and even.
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However, it was the invention of the first mechanical lawnmower that made lawns more accessible to the general public. An English engineer working in the textile trade based the first mower on a cutter used to trim cloth and in 1830 the idea was patented and the first mowers followed shortly afterwards, <b>produced by a firm named Ransomes</b>. </div>
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This first mower had a cutting cylinder and needed to be operated by two men. One would pull and the other push. Soon to follow were smaller and lighter versions that could be used by one person and also larger models that were pulled by horses wearing leather shoes to prevent them from leaving hoof prints on the grass. </div>
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/history-invention-of-riding-lawn-mower-engine.html" target="_blank">These horse-drawn mowers were manufactured by a company called Shanks</a></b>, and their product is thought to be behind the saying <b>‘shanks’ pony’</b>, meaning to walk. Although the mowers were designed to be pulled by ponies, they were more often pulled by men! By the late 19th century lawns had become an established part of the garden, not only for the rich but also for the working man.</div>
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Today, <b>lawns with beautiful design are still very much part of the gardening landscape</b>, and thanks to the work carried out by various sporting organizations much of the expertise and technology has worked its way down to garden level. Because grass is so widely used as a sports surface, lawns should continue to flourish.</div>
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lawndesignidea</a></b> - Planting The best time to establish a non-grass lawn is in early autumn or spring. Plants such as chamomile, thyme and alpines are usually available as established plants in small pots, although some nurseries will supply smaller plants in large plug trays.
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Where established plants are being used it may be possible to divide the clump into several rooted sections. This not only saves money, but also the plants will go further.
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Water the plants thoroughly to settle them in and keep the soil around them moist in dry weather until they are established.
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Once established a non-grass lawn needs very little attention, but while the plants are establishing you will need to keep an eye on them to ensure that they take hold.
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If you do not fancy the hard graft of forking out perennial roots, an alternative is to spray the weeds with a <b>glyphosate-based weedkiller</b>. This is absorbed into the plant, killing all parts including the roots. Once the weeds are dead, the ground can be forked over to loosen the soil. <b>Glyphosate</b> does not leave any harmful residues in the soil.
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Once the site is completely clear of weeds, rake down the soil to form a level surface and apply a base dressing of general fertilizer. This should be lightly raked into the soil surface. The site is now ready to plant or sow.
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The ground needs preparing thoroughly and raking down to form a firm seed bed. Broadcast the seeds evenly over the area and lightly rake them into the surface – just as you would with grass seed. Germination can be a little slow, especially in dry weather. If this is the case, water the area with a watering can or sprinkler to keep the soil moist.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027339296701247525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085584770749016335.post-84711420404346706252016-07-03T05:00:00.000-07:002016-07-03T05:00:14.439-07:00How to Creating a non grass lawn ideas UK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lawncareidea</a></b> - The majority of lawns in london, UK are grown with grasses, but in some situations other plants may be used as an alternative. The use of non-grass species in lawns goes back to <b>Elizabethan times</b> when many herbs such as <b>chamomile</b> were used in lawns to create a sweet smelling fragrance when walked upon. <b>Pennyroyal</b> was also used as part of a lawn to help deter fleas and other insects. Even today many very old, established lawns around country houses have a mixture of chamomile and grass in the lawn.
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The pleasures of a non-grass lawn lie in the different fragrances that many of the plants give off, their coloured foliage and, in some cases, attractive flowers that help to attract wildlife into the garden.
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/how-to-creating-non-grass-lawn-ideas-uk.html" target="_blank">Non-grass lawns work well in courtyards</a></b> or other places where lawn mower access is difficult, or around the base of a tree or garden sculptures where you want something a little different. Many plants will tolerate being mown occasionally and are ideal for creating small areas of lawn where grass is not wanted, but most of the plants used will not stand heavy traffic and such a lawn will only really work as an ornamental feature. They will never be a substitute for a grass lawn but it is fun to have a small area in the garden and they are guaranteed to be a talking point.
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The main disadvantage in a non-grass lawn is that the maintenance can be quite intensive during the early stages of establishment. Weeds can be a problem until the plants grow together, and as there are no selective weedkillers available for use on broad-leaved plants, hand weeding is the only solution. </div>
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In the past, this <a href="https://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/basic-knowledge-of-lawn-and-garden-landscape.html" target="_blank">type of lawn</a> would have been largely made up of <b>very vigorous</b>, fast growing ryegrass, but nowadays the new cultivars are much better and, although hardwearing, they have a finer leaf and do not grow as tall. </div>
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The main ingredient of a family lawn is <b>Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass)</b> and often it comprises of up to 90% of the mixture. This gives the grass its strength and recovery power after heavy use, hence the reason it is widely used on football and rugby pitches. </div>
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The remainder of the mixture is usually <b>Festuca rubra rubra (creeping red fescue)</b> or <b>Poa pratensis (smooth stalked meadow grass)</b> or both, which is used to bind the lawn together. Seed companies offer several mixtures suitable for this type of lawn which establishes very quickly, and turf companies also offer a selection of utility turf.
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lawncareidea</a></b> - There are many <a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/what-type-of-lawn-should-i-plant.html" target="_blank">different types of lawn</a> that you can create in your garden and you only have to look at the different sports that are played on grass to give you some idea of what they look like and how they can be used. </div>
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Fortunately, grass seed companies have taken much of the hard work out of choosing what types of grass to use on a lawn and they have blended various grasses together to form different mixtures. </div>
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These lawn seed mixtures are readily available from garden centres and specialist mail order companies. To a certain extent, the same applies to turf and many companies now sell several different grades of turf to suit all needs. Generally speaking when choosing seed or turf, you get what you pay for. It is best to avoid very cheap seed mixes where little or no detail of the grass mixture is given.</div>
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Although lawn types tend to fall into two main groups, fine-quality and utility lawns, many of the modern seed mixtures available fall midway, enabling you to have an all-purpose lawn that looks fairly fine and also can withstand the wear and tear of children and pets. These contain a selection of fine and hardwearing seed varieties and many seed companies sell such mixtures. Most turf companies also sell good quality turf that is classed as all-purpose for garden use.
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Fine-quality show lawns
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Any people have to asking question about what type of lawn is used on golf courses? the answer is Festuca (fescue) and Agrostis (bent grass), these are the types of grasses that you would expect to find on golf greens and bowling greens. A fine-quality lawn is type of lawn that can be made by maintaining to a high standard always looks impressive and it consists of a mixture of two main types of grass above.</div>
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Hardwearing lawn
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Hard-wearing lawn is type of lawn are often known as ‘family’ or ‘utility’ mixtures. That lawn will always looks good all year round and can stand the daily ravages of children and pets like Dog or Cat. The main ingredient of a hard-wearing lawn is Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass), Festuca rubra rubra (creeping red fescue) or Poa pratensis (smooth stalked meadow grass) which all the type of grass is can establishes very quickly.</div>
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<b>So What type of lawn should i plant?</b> the best answer is based your answer about this question : <b>Where is the lawn to be sited?</b> <b>What will the lawn be used for?</b> and <b>How quickly do you want it?</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027339296701247525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085584770749016335.post-48894015785128833242016-06-29T10:20:00.000-07:002016-06-29T19:08:54.675-07:00How to care and maintenance for Fine quality show lawns<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lawncaretips</a></b> - <a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/how-to-care-and-maintenance-fine-quality-show-lawns.html" target="_blank">A fine-quality lawn</a> that is maintained to a high standard always looks impressive. It consists of a mixture of fine-leaved grasses that do not grow too quickly or too tall and ideally the lawn should be weed- and moss-free. The two main types of grass used in a fine mixture are <b>Festuca (fescue)</b> and <b>Agrostis (bent grass)</b> and several cultivars of both may be blended to provide a thick, but fine-leaved sward. </div>
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These are the types of grasses that you would expect to find on golf greens and bowling greens. This type of lawn can be made by sowing seed, as most seed companies sell a fine lawn mixture, but establishment by this method is not as fast as with other seed mixtures. Alternatively, several of the turf growers produce f<b>ine-quality turf</b>.</div>
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Unfortunately, the grasses in this type of lawn are not very hardwearing compared with other types and therefore it is not the best choice for a lawn that will get lots of heavy wear from children or pets. However, for normal use it will serve perfectly well.
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<a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/how-to-take-care-and-maintenance-best-quality-hard-wearing-lawn-grass.html" target="_blank">The maintenance of a fine lawn</a> can be quite high if you want to keep it in excellent condition all year round, although regular mowing with a cylinder mower is the main job. Apart from regular mowing, you will need to feed the lawn a couple of times a year, and control weeds and moss to keep it looking really good. It may also be necessary to carry out other maintenance such as spiking or scarifying from time to time. </div>
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All this might sound daunting, but in reality these are easy jobs to do and the rewards will be a very good quality lawn that complements the rest of the garden.
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lawncaretips</a></b> - Creating a new lawn from scratch is much easier than you might think and the end result will be very satisfying and rewarding. Lawns can be made from many different types of plants, but the most popular and practical lawn is one made from grass and usually mixtures of different grasses are used to create a thick sward.
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Before embarking on a new lawn, some planning should be done first. As you are starting to make a lawn from bare earth you have the option to decide exactly what you want. It really is worth thinking about the options because once the lawn is laid and established, to change it can be difficult. When laid properly, <b>a lawn will last a lifetime</b>, so it pays to try and get it right from the onset with minimum effort.
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<b>How quickly do you want it?</b> There is also the timescale to take into account. Growing a lawn from seed is much slower than establishing turf, so if you <a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/basic-knowledge-of-lawn-and-garden-landscape.html" target="_blank">need a lawn in a hurry</a>, grass seed will not be the best route to take.</div>
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<b>Where is the lawn to be sited?</b> You also need to think about the position of the lawn in the garden: what type of soil you need to work with, what level of drainage, whether the area is prone to drought, whether all or part of it will be in shade most of the time, whether it is next to over-hanging trees, and so on – all of these points are covered later on in this book.</div>
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/gardening-tips-and-trick-how-to-make-a-new-lawn-after-new-construction.html" target="_blank">What will the lawn be used for?</a></b> The main thing to take into account is what the new lawn is mainly going to be used for. It is all too easy to buy the first box of grass seed you find in a garden centre or to order turf from the first supplier you find listed in the telephone book.</div>
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But before you get to that stage you need to ask yourself why do you want a lawn? Do you want a fine quality ‘show’ lawn that will rarely be walked upon or a lawn that needs to be able to withstand children and pets running and playing on it? </div>
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These are completely different types of lawn, and to create each successfully you need different grass mixtures. If you were to use a fine lawn mix and subject it to heavy wear, it would soon be ruined. Likewise, by using a strong grown seed mixture you will never get a fine quality lawn. It is, however, possible to have a hardwearing lawn that also looks good all year round, as long as you use the correct mix of grasses.</div>
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<b><a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lawncaretips</a></b> - Lawns come in all shapes and sizes, from manicured and striped lawns to tough hardwearing areas of grass. To many, looking after a lawn is a chore and is not considered very important. Yet from a garden design point of view, lawns are very important, and many people would not consider creating a garden without a lawn of some sort. Lawns can be used in many other ways such as for growing wild flowers, lawn sculptures and to create mown shapes to add interest and movement to the garden.</div>
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Although gardening trends come and go, the lawn is definitely here to stay. It provides not only an attractive feature but a surface for play and an area in which to relax in the garden. It also acts as a foil to plants and borders – take away the lawn and the garden would be much less interesting to look at. Even in the middle of winter when the garden can look a little bare, a lawn will always provide some colour.
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Despite the importance of lawns, they are often taken for granted and only given the minimum of care. Part of the reason for this is because it is widely believed that to have a good quality lawn you need to spend a great deal of time and money on maintenance. In the case of a golf green or football pitch this may be the case, but for a garden lawn it is possible to create and maintain a lawn in good condition without being a slave to it. </div>
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<a href="http://lawncareandtreatment.blogspot.com/2016/06/basic-knowledge-of-lawn-and-garden-landscape.html" target="_blank">Lawn care is</a> also thought to be difficult and a bit of a mystery, but with improved and new varieties of grass and an increasing range of lawn care products, lawn maintenance has never been as easy or enjoyable. A well kept lawn will involve some work, but the results far outweigh the effort and if you treat your lawn as being as important as the rest of the other features and plants in your garden, the whole area will appear to be more aesthetically pleasing to the eye.</div>
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