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Grass cutting

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tanith Sun 13-Mar-16 17:13:16

Anyone managed to get the grass cut yet? Mine so needs cutting but the ground is just so boggy I know I need to leave it alone for a while yet.

Galen Sun 13-Mar-16 17:31:42

Gary cut mine last week

Charleygirl Sun 13-Mar-16 17:32:19

tanith there is little point sinking into the grass and leaving dents from your footprints as you walk on the grass cutting it. I agree, mine needs cutting also but I close my eyes when I walk past it. Maybe a week and the ground will be drier.

Alima Sun 13-Mar-16 17:33:03

For the first time ever our grass had its first cut in January. Looking out at it was like a scene from Oklahoma! so it had to be done. At the moment it is behaving and looking quite sedate. If we continue having these lovely bright days the mower will be out again. I hope you have a few bright days then yours will be ready for a cut.

Greyduster Sun 13-Mar-16 17:34:13

We'll be lucky to get the mower through ours - I've suggested to DH that he may have to strim the top off it first! It's also still pretty wet. We are set to have a dry week, though, so maybe next weekend.

Stansgran Sun 13-Mar-16 17:35:02

We had it cut last week and the men are coming to sprinkle something on it. It really doesn't need encouraging.

Lavande Sun 13-Mar-16 17:37:30

First cut of the year this afternoon. Looking good.

Nelliemoser Sun 13-Mar-16 17:43:16

My husband did our's about a month ago in a short dry spell. It was getting horribly long.

We are now on a very sandy soil which drains easily.
Where we lived before was called Clayhall and it lived up to its name. We used to have water four inches below the surface of the garden in places.

Galen Sun 13-Mar-16 17:54:00

It's when it's four inches above I worry

tanith Sun 13-Mar-16 17:57:40

I have water lying in one part of my garden most of the Winter, at the moment its literally just below the surface on part of the lawn so no chance of mowing I'd get wet in the spray grin
I looked on an old map of our area and there appeared to be a stream running across the land where our house stands, I assume that maybe water just lies in the footprint where the stream used to be even now although the stream is long gone.

BBbevan Sun 13-Mar-16 18:27:13

Edges trimmed. Borders weeded today by DH . Knackered his knees though. Grass cutting tomorrow.

AlieOxon Sun 13-Mar-16 18:46:43

Hoping mine may get dry enough in a few days.....

Jalima Sun 13-Mar-16 23:15:42

DH cut the front one today.
I have stopped the men coming to sprinkle things on it; the DGD complained there were no daisies any more grin

Luckylegs9 Mon 14-Mar-16 05:50:45

My front lawn, has become a mass of very strong weeds. Next four doesn't bother with their lawn at all, it is such a mess and all the seeds have got into my lawn. Had someone out and he said the only way us to dig them all out and start again, but unless next door does the same it would be a waste of time. Now I am looking for alternative front garden designs, dont want all hard landscaping.

ninathenana Mon 14-Mar-16 09:16:54

H started his seasonal gardening job last week, so in addition to giving ours it's 3rd cut of the year he's given two others their first cut.

AlieOxon Mon 14-Mar-16 15:43:12

I've managed to cut the first bit of lawn behind the house!

Tegan Mon 14-Mar-16 16:16:39

Have hardly used my Flymo since I bought it a few years ago [prefer my little lawn mower] but it was the only thing that could attack the grass yesterday. Lawn looks awful but at least it doesn't look like a jungle now,

annsixty Mon 14-Mar-16 16:33:10

Ours has been done today.

shysal Mon 14-Mar-16 17:17:35

Mine is just about dry enough to cut, but I have a shoulder injury and can't lift the mower off its hooks on the shed wall! I think I might strim it instead. Grass cutting is the job I most dislike in the garden, being on a steep slope, requiring crampons!

Falconbird Mon 14-Mar-16 17:21:13

Lovely garden Shysal.

I've had three gardens in my time and my dh was not a gardening enthusiast.

I really didn't like dragging out the mower, especially for the first cut of spring.

I don't have a garden now and to be honest I enjoy gardening programmes so much more now that I don't have to worry about lawn mowing etc.,

When I was a young mum, my children used to call it lawn moaning. smile

BBbevan Mon 14-Mar-16 18:09:52

Grass cut today.But mower given up the ghost. Probably from fright at the length of the grass.

annsixty Mon 14-Mar-16 18:28:02

That is a beautiful garden shysal a real credit to you.

Jalima Mon 14-Mar-16 19:10:34

shysal what a lovely garden

I need to get out and pull dead plants out of pots (but we have been very busy indoors decorating etc)

tanith Mon 14-Mar-16 19:14:25

that does look so lovely shysal a lot of hard work I'm sure.. still no luck with my lawns they are still too wet..

Bellanonna Mon 14-Mar-16 19:22:46

What a pretty garden, shysal. hope you can get outside and just sit and enjoy it before too long.