Reply to: Lawn uprooted

[BrilloPad]

I think the assembled bods are more interested in your bush.

The bit in the Ben Elton book "Popcorn" was great....

[Scruff]

I can't say that I have seen many badgers in and around Camberley / Sandhurst / Blackwater?

Corvids aplenty...

[WTFH]

Badgers, deer or foxes, more likely than hedgehogs.
If you have small holes where the grass has been ripped away, the hole is about 1-2" diameter and a similar depth, then I'd go with badgers. They are after the grubs in the soil (maybug larva are a favourite)

[original PM]

Which one?

I was trimming mine last weekend.

Rosemary is a thug. You buy it as a small plant put it in the ground and then it just doesn't stop growing.

I find that you need to trim little and often - as if you miss a few weeks it can quickly turn into a tangled unsightly mess.

Also it's fun to try different shapes just because variety is the spice of life!

[SueEllen]

I think the assembled bods are more interested in your bush.

Which one?

I was trimming mine last weekend.

Rosemary is a thug. You buy it as a small plant put it in the ground and then it just doesn't stop growing.

[original PM]

You will all be pleased to hear that my lawn survived last night without further incident

I think the assembled bods are more interested in your bush.

[SueEllen]

You will all be pleased to hear that my lawn survived last night without further incident

So convincing ms#5 to do nature watch with mobile phone in hand worked then.

[mudskipper]

You will all be pleased to hear that my lawn survived last night without further incident

[OwlHoot]

However, overnight some wee beasties ripped up the turf and dug holes, leaving dirt and destruction everywhere. The money is on hedgehogs.

My money is on badgers. I don't think hedgehogs are destructive like that, or large and strong enough to cause significant damage overnight. They just snuffle around grabbing things like beetles and worms they happen to come across.

[greenlake]

However, overnight some wee beasties ripped up the turf and dug holes, leaving dirt and destruction everywhere.

Do you live near a pub....?

[mudskipper]

Was it just the lawn that was trimmed and shaped? Did you have your bush done too?

TFA. The bush has been uprooted to make it easier to park in the driveway.

[Benny]

Badgers; also squirrels can mess up lawns but to a lesser degree

[SueEllen]

Put MS#5 on duty

[Scruff]

Crows or Jays. Hedgehogs don't do that. The birdies are looking for grubs (leatherjackets or chafer grubs) after the rain and warmth.

[RSoles]

Guerrilla golfers?