Despite the looming wedding, we have recently managed to squeeze in some non-marriage related tasks. For example, we have now scarified, forked, soiled, seeded and feeded our front lawn. It took a couple of nights of hard graft (mainly by Dom) and some follow-up watering, and we are now waiting patiently for the effects.

We feel that since the ground was under concrete for godknowshowmany years before we set it free it has not had enough nutrients to deliver us a green and luscious lawn. So we decided, that in it's third season of growth it was time to show the lawn some tlc.

The idea is that you fork the lawn to a depth of about 30cm in 30 cm intervals to let the soil breathe. Then you use a scarifier to rip up all the 'thatch' (grass which is growing in a matted fashion and strangling the thicker blades). A fine coating of top soil is then raked across the lawn to give something for the seeds to germinate in. The seeds are then evenly distributed, followed by a covering of feed.

It looks a bit bruised after it's horticultural botox, but I'm hoping that it will develop over the summer into a smooth, flawless, green complexion.

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