Over the past years our lawn has turned to moss and I've been
unable to reverse it. I've overseeded, put down lime,
fertilizer, and moss killer. We live in Harvard, MA. The lawn
is small with trees right up to the edge.
We had three landscapers look at it,
The first was a local landscaper who said there was too much
shade (the trees have grown in the almost thirty years we've
lived here). He added that a lawn company would offer to
replant it for $2300 but would be dead again in a few years.
The second quoted $2200 to replant and promised shade
tolerant grass would work.
The third offered much the same but for only $1300.
I'm inclined to believe the first guy but, obviously, don't like
that answer.
I'm not sure how to go from here. Any suggestions? I don't
want to cut down trees and my wife doesn't want Astroturf. We
might be selling in a few years.
Thanks,
Gary
Posted by Bill who putters on February 10, 2010, 2:01 pm
> Hi, > > Over the past years our lawn has turned to moss and I've been > unable to reverse it. I've overseeded, put down lime, > fertilizer, and moss killer. We live in Harvard, MA. The lawn > is small with trees right up to the edge. > > We had three landscapers look at it, > > The first was a local landscaper who said there was too much > shade (the trees have grown in the almost thirty years we've > lived here). He added that a lawn company would offer to > replant it for $2300 but would be dead again in a few years. > > The second quoted $2200 to replant and promised shade > tolerant grass would work. > > The third offered much the same but for only $1300. > > I'm inclined to believe the first guy but, obviously, don't like > that answer. > > I'm not sure how to go from here. Any suggestions? I don't > want to cut down trees and my wife doesn't want Astroturf. We > might be selling in a few years. > > Thanks, > Gary
And while going Japanese some wind flowers....see video
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Bill
And some music
Kinks - I think I'm turning Japanese 3:45 The Kinks
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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
Posted by galyles on February 10, 2010, 3:21 pm
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:01:15 -0500, Bill who putters
>> Hi, >> >> Over the past years our lawn has turned to moss and I've been >> unable to reverse it. I've overseeded, put down lime, >> fertilizer, and moss killer. We live in Harvard, MA. The lawn >> is small with trees right up to the edge. >> >> We had three landscapers look at it, >> >> The first was a local landscaper who said there was too much >> shade (the trees have grown in the almost thirty years we've >> lived here). He added that a lawn company would offer to >> replant it for $2300 but would be dead again in a few years. >> >> The second quoted $2200 to replant and promised shade >> tolerant grass would work. >> >> The third offered much the same but for only $1300. >> >> I'm inclined to believe the first guy but, obviously, don't like >> that answer. >> >> I'm not sure how to go from here. Any suggestions? I don't >> want to cut down trees and my wife doesn't want Astroturf. We >> might be selling in a few years. >> >> Thanks, >> Gary ><http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotbikes/4241793451/> ><http://www.mossacres.com/> > And while going Japanese some wind flowers....see video >< >1AF6F6&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index> > Bill > And some music > Kinks - I think I'm turning Japanese 3:45 The Kinks
And originally a hit (in the USA and UK) by The Vapors (in 1980) -
composed by one of the band members.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vapors
Geoff
Posted by brooklyn1 on February 10, 2010, 2:33 pm
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:41:11 -0500, "Gary Brown"
>Hi, >Over the past years our lawn has turned to moss and I've been >unable to reverse it. I've overseeded, put down lime, >fertilizer, and moss killer. We live in Harvard, MA. The lawn >is small with trees right up to the edge. >We had three landscapers look at it, > The first was a local landscaper who said there was too much >shade (the trees have grown in the almost thirty years we've >lived here). He added that a lawn company would offer to >replant it for $2300 but would be dead again in a few years. > The second quoted $2200 to replant and promised shade >tolerant grass would work. > The third offered much the same but for only $1300. >I'm inclined to believe the first guy but, obviously, don't like >that answer. >I'm not sure how to go from here. Any suggestions? I don't >want to cut down trees and my wife doesn't want Astroturf. We >might be selling in a few years.
You're lucky... some folks spend a lot of money to grow moss... and
you don't have to mow it.
Posted by David Hare-Scott on February 10, 2010, 3:25 pm
Gary Brown wrote:
> Hi, > Over the past years our lawn has turned to moss and I've been > unable to reverse it. I've overseeded, put down lime, > fertilizer, and moss killer. We live in Harvard, MA. The lawn > is small with trees right up to the edge. > We had three landscapers look at it, > The first was a local landscaper who said there was too much > shade (the trees have grown in the almost thirty years we've > lived here). He added that a lawn company would offer to > replant it for $2300 but would be dead again in a few years. > The second quoted $2200 to replant and promised shade > tolerant grass would work. > The third offered much the same but for only $1300. > I'm inclined to believe the first guy but, obviously, don't like > that answer. > I'm not sure how to go from here. Any suggestions? I don't > want to cut down trees and my wife doesn't want Astroturf. We > might be selling in a few years. > Thanks, > Gary
Why must you have lawn? Do you have small children or sporting people who
require a playing surface? There are many other ways to replant a small
semi-shaded area that would be more likely to endure in the long run. These
would not need mowing, fertilising watering etc as much as a lawn although
there is nothing (other than a wilderness) that is maintenance free. I would
have thought that any landscaper worth their pay would have suggested this.
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> Over the past years our lawn has turned to moss and I've been
> unable to reverse it. I've overseeded, put down lime,
> fertilizer, and moss killer. We live in Harvard, MA. The lawn
> is small with trees right up to the edge.
>
> We had three landscapers look at it,
>
> The first was a local landscaper who said there was too much
> shade (the trees have grown in the almost thirty years we've
> lived here). He added that a lawn company would offer to
> replant it for $2300 but would be dead again in a few years.
>
> The second quoted $2200 to replant and promised shade
> tolerant grass would work.
>
> The third offered much the same but for only $1300.
>
> I'm inclined to believe the first guy but, obviously, don't like
> that answer.
>
> I'm not sure how to go from here. Any suggestions? I don't
> want to cut down trees and my wife doesn't want Astroturf. We
> might be selling in a few years.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary