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. In lawns, increase the height of the cut so that it is shaded out by the grass and ensure the sward is dense and healthy so it can compete with the weed. In lawns, spot-treat the weed using a weedkiller such as a 2,4-D-based herbicide in spring or early

under disease and drought conditions than the grass. Also, 'weeds' like clover hold up better than grass to heavy use by children and foot travel. I have a lot of flowers, so the bees are usually in that instead of the lawn. Grass is overrated. We need

 what success stories others may have on the matter.  I bought some Scotts Lawn Builder feed last year and it worked well for me with good results It all depends on what state your lawn is in . Have you got many weeds , whats the drainage like and is the grass

mounds. I cut the grass yesterday and the dirt was considerable from the top of the grass when mowing from where the worms have been. Any advice or comments would be welcome. Thanks...Adam My goodness gracious!  You cut the lawn.  What sort of a balmy

my lawn looks horrid, is it ok to seed it now?? If the soil is warm enough- but it will be slow to germinate- grass seed is not that expensive why not just give it a try? Yes, go for it! Not exactly the same but I've just sown my wildflower meadow

Should I scarify lawn (covered in moss after a wet summer) before applying fertiliser and grass seed or after? You need to get the moss out first-use a combined lawn weed,feed and moss killer-then when moss has gone black scarify-then at some point

dead leaves this year. There are lots of dead patches where the leaves shaded out the grass. If you have a lot of trees over-shadowing your lawn, you're likely to find it difficult to grow anything other than a shade-tolerant seed mix. Otherwise it

the lawn without killing the grass? Any help would be appreciated. If you had new lawn laid do you mean by a professional company?-if so have you spoken to them? For weeds growing in grass you would need a selective lawn weed killer that works on dandelions

Hi, I have a weird problem. Our lawn used to be sad and thin and yellow, and barely worth the name. Then I oversowed with really good grass seed mixed with clover, and the lawn became incredibly lush and fast growing and beautiful. It is just

I see blackbirds daily on my lawn. Think they are digging up worms. Feel awful when I cut the clover heads off when mowing the lawn but I have a dog and clearing up after him is not so easy with long grass!! :-) I always think of the flowers we