One man went to mow.....

[Halo Jones]

I hate mowing the lawn (& I have only had a lawn for 11 months) ultimately I plan to pave the lot: or maybe astro turf, it has gotten a lot better in recent years

[pacharan]

Got a nice rhodedendron from local garden centre.

They are lime haters.

I live in a limey area.

Will keep it in pot with ericaceous compost .

Think its ok to water with tap eater?

[Moscow Mule]

I've given up on my lawn, the ants have taken oven and after 3 years of trying everything (bar digging it all up and re turfing) I have thrown in in the trowel (excuse the pun).

They sell wildflower meadow seeds at homebase...

[minestrone]

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Need to be careful with fertilizer in this hot spell. Can burn the foliage. Make sure you water it in well after the sun has gone down.

Has not been a hot spell in Glasgow since mainland UK drifted off the African coast.

Think I overdone the fertilisation of the front green last year but the lawn was crap anyway and was giving it a try, with 4 lime trees above the grass which was probably laid 100 years ago the top of the turf is just solid leaf deposit and no new growth can break through. Scarified and fertilised last year with no improvement and will be taken up in the next week for new turf.

Rhodedendrons love peat, they live for the stuff. Just chuck in a bag or two under the plant and it should work out.

[pacharan]

Rhodedendrons love peat, they live for the stuff. Just chuck in a bag or two under the plant and it should work out.

Well fingers crossed. Will water with soft water. Can easily be obtained by melting ice from the deep freeze.

Just noticed my snakes head fritillaries are out in flower. Only planted them last year so well chuffed. Wonderful display.

[norrahe]

They sell wildflower meadow seeds at homebase...

The thought had crossed my mind