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by Bly McKay
Landscaping your home can be an exciting and invigorating experience, particularly if you plan to do the work yourself. There is something that can get lost in this process though a healthy lawn. To often your grass pays a price when your attention gets diverted to other sections of your garden. Here are a few suggestions of ways to prevent your lawn from suffering while working on your new landscaping projects.
1. Proper planning
You will probably spend a lot of time planning the landscaping of your new garden. Don't forget about your grass when planning your new layout! While water features and plants are more exciting than the location and shape of grass, it is these green areas that will give your garden its unity and allow you the space to enjoy your new creation. Grass many seem a secondary consideration, but proper planning ahead of time can save a lot of stress on your grass in terms of cutting and moving.
2. Be Aware of Wear and Tear
Landscaping often involves a lot of moving of soil and stones and plants so you want to think ahead and consider what spots on your grass will receive the most traffic. Some grasses stand up to wear and tear better than others so you need to figure out what type of grass you have and how it might fair. Try to reduce the stress on your grass by limiting the amount of traffic that goes across it. You could even lay down boards on the spots that you anticipate the most traffic going through. This may mush up your grass a bit, but will protect it from any major damage. If you do lay down boards, you'll want to make sure that you list them up for mowing and watering so your grass gets all of the care it needs.
3. Continue Your Usual Maintenance
After spending hours in your garden landscaping, the last thing you probably want to do is cut the grass. It is important that you be consistent in your maintenance throughout the landscaping process. By staying on top of things like length and weeds, you may save yourself valuable time later on. Though it may be the last thing you want to do after a long day slaving away in the garden, your grass still needs the usual maintenance.
| Historical Quote |
I’d take off all my clothes
& cross the damp cold lawn & down the bluff
into the terrible water & walk forever
under it out toward the island.
| —John Berryman (1914–1972) |
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4. Try a Little TLC
If you do neglect your grass while working on your landscaping project, then be sure to give it lots of TLC when the project is over with. Grass that has been ignored can often be brought back to it original state with a little care and attention. You'll need to be consistent with your mowing and watering and you might also need to apply fertilizer depending on the state of your grass and the time of the year. You'll also need to address any weed problems that have crept up while your attention was focused elsewhere. If you have neglected your grass to the point that it has brown spots, then you will need to try to bring that grass back to life through a lot of watering. You can also apply sugar to these brown spots to get the microbes active again. If the damage is too extensive, then try encouraging new growth by spreading grass seed. You can lay new sod if there is no chance for your grass after the landscaping process is over.
5. Water, Water Everywhere
Water can work wonders on neglected grass. When working on your landscaping project, be sure that you are giving your new plants enough water, but don't forget about your grass. Consistent watering can often revive grass that has long been neglected in favor of other gardening projects. Grass that has lost its lush texture and rich color can be revitalized simply through watering in many cases. Watering while the grass is under the stress of landscaping can also really be beneficial.
By ensuring that your grass is getting the nutrients and moisture that it needs, you'll be saving yourself a lot of time in the long run and guaranteeing that your newly landscaped garden looks perfect right down to each blade of grass.
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