flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
- Location
- Edinburgh
Pretty good. If you had the weather like it is in Edinburgh you may have had results similar to me……
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My New Lawn
- Thread starter jowwy
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My dog is male, which is why i posted the above about male dogs.......sorry your dog left brown patches on your grass @gbb , but mine never has in the 13yrs i have had the little man. as you can see by my pictures, its all nice lush and green, he pees on it everyday.......
the old plastic fantastic hey........that would burn the feet of my dog in summer and he would have nowhere to run and play with his ball.......Pretty good. If you had the weather like it is in Edinburgh you may have had results similar to me……
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flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
- Location
- Edinburgh
The ‘grass’ has certainly been hot today.
Plastic would clearly not be suitable for you and your dogs needs, but ideal for my elderly in-laws with this 16 square metre patch.
Theres an ideal situation for every thing………i have plastic grass on the front garden, so it always looks good when people visit, dog doesnt go out the front, so its ideal.The ‘grass’ has certainly been hot today.
Plastic would clearly not be suitable for you and your dogs needs, but ideal for my elderly in-laws with this 16 square metre patch.
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
Our lawn has no weeds but is 90% moss. No problem, it's green, can be walked on or used to kick a football on, doesn't need feeding and doesn't need mowing so much.
My wife doesn't agree, but we don't come to blows over it.
My wife doesn't agree, but we don't come to blows over it.
PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
We have two lawns, one treated four times a year by Green Thumb, the other, on the allotment, which receives no treatment contains other plants such as buttercup, dandelion, daisy, clover white and pink, self-heal, wild grasses.
The treated one is a dull, featureless green oblong. It sits there doing nothing, contributing nothing to the garden. The allotment lawn is a riot of colour from mid-April through to late August. At times I leave areas uncut to let the taller wild grasses, butter cups and daisies flower. When I "cut" during summer months I raise the blades high enough to allow clover and self heal to continue flowering.
The allotment lawn is colourful and alive with pollinating insects, 80% bees, throughout the summer. I know which one I enjoy.
The treated one is a dull, featureless green oblong. It sits there doing nothing, contributing nothing to the garden. The allotment lawn is a riot of colour from mid-April through to late August. At times I leave areas uncut to let the taller wild grasses, butter cups and daisies flower. When I "cut" during summer months I raise the blades high enough to allow clover and self heal to continue flowering.
The allotment lawn is colourful and alive with pollinating insects, 80% bees, throughout the summer. I know which one I enjoy.
The green one in the garden lol……
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
Time spent mowing lawns or trimming hedges is time wasted.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
My BIL has put plastic grass down in his back garden - most of it's decked or stone. Main reason was it didn't drain terribly well and the Labrador would get muddy feet and bring it in the house. I will see how it goes as no doubt the dog will pee on the plastic grass and I believe it stinks after a while - I didn't have the heart to tell him.
@jowwy, you've let the team down having plastic grass in the front !
@jowwy, you've let the team down having plastic grass in the front !
neil_merseyside
Guru
- Location
- Wirral
Might work with having a dog from a wet paw POV but I can't see the point with the pee of swapping a mower for a jetwash (and a hoover for leaves).My BIL has put plastic grass down in his back garden - most of it's decked or stone. Main reason was it didn't drain terribly well and the Labrador would get muddy feet and bring it in the house. I will see how it goes as no doubt the dog will pee on the plastic grass and I believe it stinks after a while - I didn't have the heart to tell him.
@jowwy, you've let the team down having plastic grass in the front !
But wouldn't the sub base work for the plastic mat have been the perfect base for a well drained lawn?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Aye, BIL is a 'builder' by trade (site manager now), but the grass wasn't growing well. He's raised the base for the plastic grass. Looks OK, but I recon it will stink soon enough. Too much dog traffic on it before (not a big lawn).
sorry fossy, its more a needs must in that area........my back garden is big enough to take care of and i work fulltime and i care for my disable partner too, i just dont have enough time to do it allMy BIL has put plastic grass down in his back garden - most of it's decked or stone. Main reason was it didn't drain terribly well and the Labrador would get muddy feet and bring it in the house. I will see how it goes as no doubt the dog will pee on the plastic grass and I believe it stinks after a while - I didn't have the heart to tell him.
@jowwy, you've let the team down having plastic grass in the front !
Sorry
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
That didn't come out too bad at all Jowwers. Gives me hope for when I tackle mine.
