What did I do wrong?

[fossyant]

Slightly OT, but for helping a lawn recover, iron sulphate is amazing, and super cheap. Amazon. It's the growth stuff grass needs. Ideally just dissolved in a watering can and sprinkled on the lawn diluted. Don't do it in weather like now, but usual UK weather - promotes strong growth, and the grass goes lot's greener. Also helps new seeds that have grown. Had to patch up my side lawn this year due to my son's stuff being on it for many months. It's just about recovering. No weed killers in it, so good for regular application.

 

[spokeweasel]

Nice lilies, I can almost smell them.

That & the roses.

 

[Jameshow]

I always make sure the cut isn't too close during the sunny weather - my belief is that leaving it a little longer will retain what moisture there is. I may be entirely incorrect! I'd really like to know how to get rid of ants. We have an anthill I've tried to treat by putting down ant killers, boiling water etc. I now understand if poisons are taken into the nest, the colony splits (thus making another hill in the garden) as a precaution. I don't want the whole lawn to be one big anthill. WHAT CAN I DO?

Yeap don't cut on hot weather....

 

[MontyVeda]

My late father had a problem with ants. He did`nt stop at putting the ant powder just outside, he put it inside by the front and back doors. We laugh about it now but when I had to clear the property, vacuuming copious amounts of ant powder is not much fun !
From my experience you never get rid of them completely, they love dry spells.

I had a problem with flying ants in the kitchen, nesting under the floorboards. It was a tricky location to get to so i had to make a funnel to tip a load of ant powder into where they were nesting. That must've been twenty years ago and they've not come back.