Lawn Care

The garden has sprung into life and the grass has started to grow. Sadly our grass has been hindered by some compaction and moss growth, not to mention digging and scraping by our short-legged omnivores from the family Mustelidae.

Fortunately, the usual raking and scarifying has been made that much easier this season thanks to the wise counsel of a golfing buddy who suggested using a mechanical rake. It works a treat and I have filled a complete "brown bin" (the council green waste recycling bin) with dead material. It is surprising  how much thatch, moss and dead material builds up, despite the work done at the back end of autumn.

 

I suspect some healthy grass was damaged with the power rake but there is plenty of growing season to come. The lawn looks rather scruffy afterwards but that is inevitable whether raking by hand or with the lightweight garden machine. Top tip the time spent raking and top dressing at this busiest time of year will pay dividends later. 

As usual the works inspection team were on hand to check the job has been done properly!