| Hi Everyone | | | | surface over the area. Next take some seed in |
| Firstly I would like to thank you for some of the | | | | your hand and holding it close to your body, |
| comments received. To answer your questions | | | | move your arm forward quickly opening your |
| on Rusty our faithful friend, he is a cross breed | | | | hand as you go and releasing the seed, leaving |
| – German- Shepherd and Doberman, and | | | | the seed evenly spread and not in clumps or |
| yes he has quite a character. We have had his | | | | heaps. |
| since he was about 10 months old and found him | | | | After applying the seed take your rake and |
| at a rescue home, he was quite a handful then. | | | | gently try to cover some of the seed with the |
| We will get a picture of him on the web some | | | | loose soil. Now get some clear plastic and peg it |
| time in the future and I’m sure you will fall | | | | over the area. Leave this on for one week at |
| in love with him as we all have. | | | | least or until the grass is growing. Do not worry |
| | | | about watering while the plastic is on, as the |
| As I said before there is nothing like natural rainfall | | | | plastic retains its own moisture. Then remove the |
| to make things bloom and grow, unfortunately | | | | plastic and you will soon have a green lush lawn in |
| that means the good old weeds as well, so out | | | | your garden. |
| comes the hoe. Its best to get rid of those | | | | Now is the time also to tidy up your spring bulbs, |
| pesky weeds while they are small and the ground | | | | but only if the foliage has started to die down. |
| is soft and easy to work. | | | | The early flowering daffodils and tulips greenery |
| The secret of a good gardener is to weed the | | | | has died off, so this can be cut away. Later |
| garden often, doing it regularly makes the garden | | | | flowering types are still lush so attend these at a |
| easy and enjoyable to maintain. Just a few | | | | later date, allowing for a better flowering yield |
| minutes often will be a pleasure and is a brilliant | | | | next year. I know a lot of people don’t like |
| way to unwind from a stress full day and is a | | | | the untidiness of the dying foliage and clear the |
| great health benefit. You will also be surprised at | | | | leaves straight after flowering, only to get |
| the changes you can see every couple of days in | | | | weaker or blind plants the next year. |
| your garden. | | | | Our willow tree is a picture right now and has |
| The grass is turning lush and green once more as | | | | already had to have its first trim as its fronds |
| if Mother Nature has waved her magic wand. If | | | | were already touching the ground. This seems to |
| you have not applied weed and feed to your | | | | be earlier and earlier each year. |
| lawns yet, now is the perfect time as the rain will | | | | The tree is magnificent and is one of the main |
| wash it into the roots. If you have any bare | | | | focal points in our garden, it is host to several |
| patches on your lawn now is also a good time to | | | | different birds nests, especially the wood pigeon, |
| seed these areas. | | | | which makes its nest in the same bough each |
| Seeding the patches on the lawn is easily done, | | | | year. You just have to take care when walking |
| just take your lawn rake and loosen up the | | | | beneath! |