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The Brown, Brown Grass of Home
Carol Klein, as reported in the Daily Telegraph today, suggests that with a changing climate, Britain’s gardeners should move away from lawns to “working with the weather, culturing mosses and ferns”. The benefits of grass are so huge in terms of sheer relaxation and stress reduction (proven when walking on grass barefoot), to say nothing of its properties of cooling and storm water attenuation, that to cast it aside in the general hysteria about hot, dry periods is very shortsighted. As yet another dry month for those us in the East and South East has drawn to a close, what lessons can be learned as we try to keep our precious patch of lawn green and alive.
April without showers – Lindum turns to renewable energy to keep the turf green
At our turf nurseries in the Vale of York we have only had 8.5mm of rain since 25th February – that is 9 dry weeks at a time when we expect grass to be growing fast, and newly sown seeds to be germinating rapidly. Only with irrigation can any of this happen and we are [...]
The case for natural grass over synthetics
Sitting in the sunshine today looking at an inspirational grassy landscape created by Frances Christie of Remapp Landscape Architects, I couldn’t help thinking why would anybody want to sit, walk or play on anything other than natural grass. It is a richly sensual experience and indeed research records definite reductions in heart rate and stress levels when people walk barefoot from artificial surfaces onto real grass.
Lindum Golf turf success in the North West
Congratulations to our North West distributor Hazel Frith of All Turf Ltd (www.allturf.co.uk) who has just supplied her 100th golf course customer. Key to her success – apart from good knowledge of the subject, persistance, and a sparkling personality! – has been the range of golf turf from Lindum she has been able to offer.
Mottled and unsightly patches all over your lawn after this winter ?
Have you got mottled and unsightly patches all over your lawn after this winter ? This widespread problem is almost certainly caused by snow mould, a fungal disease which occurs when grass lies under a blanket of snow for long periods, being deprived of air and light.
