We’re going back again to the theme of what we were able to get done during lock-down. Having already redressed the driveway, we used our extended holiday from guests to then turn our attention to the lawn area.
We’re very careful not to cultivate the grounds since, to our minds, their untouched feel gives the place an added charm. The wildlife certainly seems to agree with this policy as we have it in abundance.
While we don’t cultivate, we are certainly busy outside. We’ve spent many a day over the last year alone dealing with nettles and brambles. We hope we manage this in a a discrete way than maintains the wild feel.
Despite this, we did decide to do something about the lawn this year. When you next arrive you’re not going to find stripes have been mown into it. Nor will it be precisely edged. What you will find is a more level surface than before. We decided to do this as we’ve invested in a few garden games (badminton and volleyball for example) and having more of a flat area for guests to play was always going to be helpful!
We’ve added 1.5 tonnes of top soil and compost to lawn surface and used it to fill in the many dips. We then applied a liberal sprinkling of grass seed, which was left to germinate under covers.
Unfortunately, this work coincided with the start of the driest spell we’ve had this year. So, despite frequent watering, we had to sprinkle seed a second time. I suppose we should be grateful that lock-down was sufficiently long that guests didn’t arrive when all we had was bare patches!
Now, it’s greened over perfectly. Without reading this article, we doubt many would know we’d even done anything to the lawn. But, while the feel of the place hasn’t changed, we hope the feel underfoot has!
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