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When we moved into our house 4 or 5 years ago we had a lovely lawn. However, it is being taken over by clover and buttercups. Is there a decent 'Weed and Feed' or any other method I could use to get my lawn back, please? I recommend this. Don

googling 'Green Manures'. These are plants like Sweet Clover that you grow and then dig in (preferably before seeds form) Good luck with it.

Hi Can anyone identify this plant, it is growing everywhere, even in my greenhouse. Thanks   Almost looks like clover to me? Oxalis. It can be very invasive, grows from teeny weeny bulbils. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=498

white clover ..I now have to watch where i put my feet and it is absolutely wonderful...So everybody! it is a lot easier NOT to cut that grass and Wait.Watch.Enjoy... I absolutely agree that short lawns make no sense whatsoever. How long you allow

Sow a green manure crop, such as crimson clover, fenugreek or field lupins, which can be dug into the soil later in the season to improve itSow seeds of the following crops outside or under cloches: carrots, beetroot, broad beans, salad onions

, such as clover. Many pesticides just kill them.Our gardens are fast becoming refuges for bees - especially some species of bumblebee, which are happy to nest in wild corners, bird boxes and under sheds. Many also come into our gardens to feed. Sadly some species

.Deep rooted plants such as buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) bring nutrients from the subsoil, while leguminous manures like clover (Trifolium sp.) carry nodules on their roots, which fix nitrogen in the earth. In spring, a couple of weeks before you start

feeding, nesting and hibernation preferences. Tongue lengths determine which flowers the bees can feed on, so grow flowers with long corollas like red clover, honeysuckle and foxgloves to attract long-tongued bumblebees like the commmon carder (Bombus

We have a sall "lawn" (actually a lumpy bumpy muddy area with grass on it!) about 3m X 3m. Next year we'd like to quarter it, and have 2 quarters wildflower-meadowy, and the other 2 as clover lawn. I've asked people I know for advice, and I

have loads of weeds, dandelion and clover mainly, but am scared of killing my lawn.  Does anyone know the truth? Thank you If you follow the instructions it works-unfortunately people thing a litttle bit more-or a lot more- will work quicker and wont