Have you tried letting some of the grass grow? Have you had good results?
..give me hope that this.. will once again look like this! The trouble with 'meadows' ie just letting the grass grow in my case, which is what I have done with much of the garden the last year or two, is that it looks really really scruffy off season. This year the moss is about four inches thick. When I pull handfuls of it out, the bare patches are alarming looking. I am just going to sow them with the native red poppy and see what happens. It could look wonderful with the red gate. Do you remember Gwendoline's 'When in doubt, muck it about;'? Thas what I am doing! I;ve put in foxgloves grown from seed and and ox eye daisisest which had self seeded elsewhere in the garden. Christopher Lloyd and Pam Lewis are the experts I consult, though they garden in very different conditions from mine, in gentler climates. Such skill, knowledge and commitment. And hard work. I have visited both their gardens and the meadows were magical. Have you tried letting some of the grass grow? Have you had good results?
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MaryB
14/4/2022 06:38:44 am
Like you we have a problem with moss , probably because of our damp westerly climate . Think your poppy solution is a lovely idea. As an avid reader of gardening books , I am tempted by the two titles you mention ! Great Dixter is somewhere that I have longed to visit....wonder how much has changed since Christopher Lloyd's death ? Same thought for Beth Chatto gardens. I look forward to seeing the results of your poppy sowing.
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Freda
14/4/2022 01:43:17 pm
I am not sure it will work! The conditions that create moss I’m not ideal for puppies, but a good summer to do the trick. Fingers crossed. I have wondered to about Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto Gardens. They are bound to change to a degree, but are so well documented that perhaps their spirit can be maintained. Beth chatters garden is my all-time favourite. Both books I feel of inspirational photographs and detailed information.
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Lucille
17/4/2022 08:03:32 am
I did let the grass grow with a mown path and it looked lovely but I left it for too long and once the grass had flopped it was so difficult to mow. I really needed a scythe. We visit Great Dexter frequently and I would say that the spirit and detail remain unchanged.
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Freda
18/4/2022 02:20:01 am
Oh it’s nice to get updates! You are lucky to live near these wonderful Gardens. It’s many years since I’ve been to either of them.
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Freda
18/4/2022 02:22:02 am
We use a strimmer, and then the mower.
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