The Middle-Sized Garden | Lawn Care Is Too Much Work? It doesn't have to be! @TheMiddlesizedGarden | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 3 hours ago
Are you struggling to make your lawn 'perfect'? Here David Hedges Gower of @lawnassociation explains how to achieve a low maintenance lawn, how to make sure it's environmentally friendly and we look at the different lawn options you have today - smart lawn, low maintenance lawn, meadow lawn, nectar lawn and the problems with artificial grass.
00:00 Welcome
00:38 The Lawn Association: lawnassociation.org.uk
01:32 Does the perfect lawn with green stripes have to be hard work?
02:19 The perfect lawn - needs about one hour care in spring and autumn plus mowing
02:48 True Grass organic lawn fertiliser: truegardenrange.com
03:20 The very low maintenance lawn
04:53 Don't water or irrigate your lawn - let it go brown and it will bounce back (unless you live in a country where traditional lawns are not appropriate)
05:28 The wildflower or meadow lawn
05:36 Wildlife friendly tips from @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton youtu.be/hvnmRx_DVoA
05:42 The results of our No Mow May experiment - you can experiment with your lawn
06:48 Leave a patch of lawn with longer grass
07:26 Can you damage your lawn by leaving grass longer? Can you then go back to traditional lawn if you want to?
08:14 The nectar lawn
09:14 Is a lawn environmentally friendly
09:50 Where you live is important - lawns are more environmentally friendly in some climates
10:14 Use native grasses - they'll grow better
10:23 A lawn absorbs pollution, dust and carbon dioxide, improves drainage in wet weather and cools the environment in hot weather. It offers a habitat for birds, pollinators and soil life.
11:24 If your climate doesn't suit a traditional lawn, it's not eco-friendly to have one
11:41 How to create a dry (gravel) garden: youtu.be/uIF2hpMC3ZI
11:50 The problems with artificial grass
13:55 The progress of our mini meadow front garden
For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: youtube.com/c/ThemiddlesizedgardenCoUk
Whether you love English garden style, cottage gardens or contemporary urban gardening, The Middlesized Garden has gardening advice and garden ideas for you.
Weekly videos cover gardening advice and garden design - from small space gardens to middle-sized garden landscaping - plus garden tours and tips for container gardening.
The Middlesized Garden practices sustainability, wildlife gardening and no till methods. If your garden backyard is smaller than an acre, join us and enjoy your garden even more!
The Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you'd like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/books/the-complete-guide-to-garden-privacy
#gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden
For small and middlesized backyards and gardens....
See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk
For Amazon storefront see: amazon.com/shop/themiddle-sizedgarden
Note: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. It doesn't affect the price you pay and I only recommend things I use myself or really think you'd like!
More garden ideas on Pinterest:pinterest.co.uk/midsizegarden/boards
Twitter: twitter.com/midsizegarden
Facebook: facebook.com/themiddlesizedgarden
Are you struggling to make your lawn 'perfect'? Here David Hedges Gower of @lawnassociation explains how to achieve a low maintenance lawn, how to make sure it's environmentally friendly and we look at the different lawn options you have today - smart lawn, low maintenance lawn, meadow lawn, nectar lawn and the problems with artificial grass.
00:00 Welcome
00:38 The Lawn Association: lawnassociation.org.uk
01:32 Does the perfect lawn with green stripes have to be hard work?
02:19 The perfect lawn - needs about one hour care in spring and autumn plus mowing
02:48 True Grass organic lawn fertiliser: truegardenrange.com
03:20 The very low maintenance lawn
04:53 Don't water or irrigate your lawn - let it go brown and it will bounce back (unless you live in a country where traditional lawns are not appropriate)
05:28 The wildflower or meadow lawn
05:36 Wildlife friendly tips from @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton youtu.be/hvnmRx_DVoA
05:42 The results of our No Mow May experiment - you can experiment with your lawn
06:48 Leave a patch of lawn with longer grass
07:26 Can you damage your lawn by leaving grass longer? Can you then go back to traditional lawn if you want to?
08:14 The nectar lawn
09:14 Is a lawn environmentally friendly
09:50 Where you live is important - lawns are more environmentally friendly in some climates
10:14 Use native grasses - they'll grow better
10:23 A lawn absorbs pollution, dust and carbon dioxide, improves drainage in wet weather and cools the environment in hot weather. It offers a habitat for birds, pollinators and soil life.
11:24 If your climate doesn't suit a traditional lawn, it's not eco-friendly to have one
11:41 How to create a dry (gravel) garden: youtu.be/uIF2hpMC3ZI
11:50 The problems with artificial grass
13:55 The progress of our mini meadow front garden
For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: youtube.com/c/ThemiddlesizedgardenCoUk
Whether you love English garden style, cottage gardens or contemporary urban gardening, The Middlesized Garden has gardening advice and garden ideas for you.
Weekly videos cover gardening advice and garden design - from small space gardens to middle-sized garden landscaping - plus garden tours and tips for container gardening.
The Middlesized Garden practices sustainability, wildlife gardening and no till methods. If your garden backyard is smaller than an acre, join us and enjoy your garden even more!
The Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you'd like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/books/the-complete-guide-to-garden-privacy
#gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden
For small and middlesized backyards and gardens....
See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk
For Amazon storefront see: amazon.com/shop/themiddle-sizedgarden
Note: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. It doesn't affect the price you pay and I only recommend things I use myself or really think you'd like!
More garden ideas on Pinterest:pinterest.co.uk/midsizegarden/boards
Twitter: twitter.com/midsizegarden
Facebook: facebook.com/themiddlesizedgarden
