The value of a lawn

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Liz Dobbs 220/08/2009 08:56:04
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Here''s a really good example of how a strong simple lawn shape makes a great garden design and really sets of the surrounding flower beds.
 
To shape a lawn all you need is a half-moon cutter to cut through the turf against a guide. Ideally have a ''mower strip'' such as a brick edge lower than lawn level so you can mow right to the edge.
 
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James Gardner 114/11/2009 15:06:46
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Couldn't agrree more about the "mowing strip" especialy with a formal shape like this one as edging it every year could distort it.

Looking at the steps it seems that someone has cut the lawn out of an existing garden rather than planned it from the begining and it has worked really well.

 

This is often a good way of bring new life to an old garden, cutting out a new shape in the lawn provides deeper borders so you can add more depth and range whilst retaining the existing mature plants.

angela graham18/12/2009 08:55:34
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I really like this lawn.  I have problems trying to keep my lawn edges at all, due to the fact I have pet rabbits, who delight in digging the edges out.  I know this is natural behaviour, but I need to find something that will deter them from doing this.  I have looked at lawn edgings on the internet,but am not sure what would work.  Any advice (sensible) would be appreciated, because I would love to have my wavy edged borders looking neat like those in the picture, rather than looking if the moths have been at it.

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