Artificial Grass (my Back Garden)

I wish they’d used a disguised tree variant 5G mast in our area instead of the standard version, and we gave the microwave to the charity shop ..

 

The fir trees are quite tall so getting rid of them will cost a bomb, also they are on the east side of my garden so only provide shade in the mornings, finally the A405 runs behind my property and they do cut out some of the noise and pollution. The worst bald patches are in the middle of the lawn.

 

If the bald patches are away from the trees then I suggest you have an enormous fox that is having a pee in the middle of the night. You need to assert dominance on your territory. Save up 3 weeks worth of your poo then pile it up in the middle of your garden. Should solve the issue.

 

Same as my head

 

On a side note Mr. Amazon has kindly just delivered a pole hedge trimmer. I'm going out to decimate some ****.

 

Supposed to buy British since Brexit m8.

 

gon bak 2 villa on furlough m8

 

The worst of the patches are at either end where the goal is situated, my kids (and I) do like to have a kick around from time to time but I would expect the lawn to recover from year to year. I think the roots of the fir trees are partly to blame.

 

Perhaps you're getting heavier and so causing more damage ?
Fir trees do have very shallow roots so do tend to compete with grass roots for water.

 

Nice perspective. You are shorter than I expected.

 

He's Troy Deeney and I claim my £5 for outing him

 

This forum has worn me down over the years.

 

I had 3 conifers removed last week, mainly because I can't grow grass anywhere near them and they constantly drop cr@p on the ground. Plus they blocked all the light in the afternoon. Now I need to do something to resurrect the grass.

 

Pining fir the pre forum days ?

 

I can get a bit obsessed with the lawn. It is lovely but it brings out the old man type traits in me. No rain in the forecast again! Think I’ll check how my lawn is...

If I ever feel the need to wear a Victor Meldrew style hat and elasticated trousers I may concrete it over.

 

It's addictive isn't it. Mine's in a pretty piss poor shape at the moment as I don't really like to water if I can hep it and the overseeding hasn't taken because it's been too dry.
A few years of rolling, scarifying and top dressing and it's approaching a level that I'm happy with. I've also mastered the double width stripes and the triple direction mowing.

Top dressed with sand only for the first time this year and not wonderfully impressed, will probably go back to a soil sand mix in autumn.

 

Anyone any experience of getting rid of lumps and dips in lawns through top dressing? I only ask as I think returfing might be a better option in September.

 

Depends on the size. Anything over an inch and you'll need to build it up. Best way is to cut a cross on the bump/dip, peel back the turf and add/remove topsoil as required.

Otherwise a fine sand/soil mix evenly spread works twice a year, spring and autum. I have an old fence post with an eyelet in each end connectwd with a bit of rope that I drag round behind me to spread out & level the dressing.

For full replacement, seeding a properly prepared surface is better than turfing, imho. I think @Stevohorn was/is a groudsman and may have better pro info.

 

I'll not sit on the fence on this one. Artificial grass looks bl**dy awful in any place but on a sports area. People who have it put down for asthetic reasons are just d*cks for many reasons. Don't do it ZZ.