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together, we get long grass. Spring also signifies the start of the mowing season; it is where we fight our way through boxes of old glass bottles and newspapers which we should have taken to the tip weeks ago to finally reach the lawn mower which rests

are dead - or deadish in the case of some weeds that you cannot erradicate.  The overgrown meadow part will probably respond well to constant mowing, it is surprising how well good grass comes back when the weeds get their heads chopped off, grass doesn

please?   Thank you             If this is a newly seeded lawn, you will get rid of them when you mow it. It's hard to tell from the photo, but am wondering if they are cowslips? If the ones with the rounded leaves are slightly furry, they could

it is a dry sandy slope.  Other people get moss, I get yarrow.  I tried to get rid of it when I first moved to my house but have long since given up the battle.  I now just mow it with the rest of the grass.  At least it still looks green in mid summer

is on the low side, but I am unsure whether simple re-seeding will do the job.... I wonder whether anyone will have any suggestions? Try to rack it before it starts to grow and mow up all the moss after. Hello yellowcone87, Have a look at our video advice

of it all. I agree that they are invasive and I can't mow the edge of my lawn !! but you can't beat that glorious perfume can you!!

you feel like doing after you have finished mowing. It can't be that bad that a blunt instrument could'nt scrape it off  - as an ex-caterer 'clean as you go' is my philosophy. OH uses a trowel to scrape off the thick of it and an occasional blast

foxgloves have done far better than some of the hybridised novelties. Another bonus this year has been the economic crisis. Councils seem not to have had the funds to do as much mowing of road-verges and other public spaces as usual, so there has been a

can also suffer badly when their roots are disturbed, or they're left dangling in an empty space. Before mowing a lawn with mole hills, sweep up the soil to avoid smudging it across the grass.There are two symptoms of moles: mole hills - piles

eradication requires determination over a number of years. Where horsetail is growing in grass, regular close mowing will cause it to die off, although it may persist in borders at the edge of lawns.Spray shoots with glyphosate in summer. Tread down the shoots