Tina
On The Way Up
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Posts: 144
Location: Seattle,WA
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: Hate my lawn. Want to get it out of sight.. |
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Well, not actually out of sight but covering the ugliness. This is the lawn I inherited from my previous homeowner. It is covered with grass and weeds. The lawn is 20 * 10 ft. I don't want to go to the trouble of weeding it. Can I just cover the lawn with landscape fabric and put mulch on top of it? Do I have to till the soil? My flower beds are along the edges and are weed / grass free. I don't plan to plant anything in the center. What is the easiest way to solve this 'weedy'/ 'ugly lawn' problem?
Thanks for your help.
Tina
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mtathome
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Location: PacNW of US
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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I think I'd replace the grass with attractive paving and add a couple of planters with interesting specimen plants.
That could be expensive, though.
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Droopy
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Joined: 11 Aug 2007
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Location: Western Norway (Map)
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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At the back we covered a similar sized area with ground cover and gravel. We put a raised circular bed in one end and planted roses, and some flowering shrubs to the north. We put down a few paving stones and placed a bench there too.
We got rid of lots of "lawn" by covering it with wet newspapers and bark. We planted acid-soil plants everywhere and it's now the front border.
I could have used a ground cover, but I'm always moving my plants about. They should have been equipped with wheels.
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timestocome
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Joined: 15 Nov 2007
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Location: Houston, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:31 am Post subject: |
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I've been getting rid of my lawn too. It seems a horrible waste of time.
First I dug up the grass and that was a job.
Then I learned the better way.
Spray it with your favorite herbacide. Cover all of it with 3 to 4 sheets of news paper, then cover with 3"-4" of soil.
We'be been wiping out a 10'x10' square each weekend and hope to wipe out the last of it next weekend.
I love the way it looks and am looking forward to all the local spring plant sales. Lots of new space to fill.
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Tina
On The Way Up
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Posts: 144
Location: Seattle,WA
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm... Thats very interesting Timestocome.
But will 2" - 4" of soil be enough for plants. And won't weeds creep up anyway? Let us know how your lawn does eventually. Good luck.
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trencher
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Joined: 17 Feb 2008
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Location: Leabanon Tn
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hardscape it with some type of gravel and boder it, or make it into a water feature.
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Green Giant
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Location: united kingdom
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Why don't you just invest in to some artificial grass?
Your lawn will look soo much better in the end.
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