Lawn: device, sowing, decoration
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Even if you take very good care of your site, and everything is at the highest level, still the green grass crawling over the site with a carpet will produce much more effect than ideally weeded black soil. The lawn will add beauty and a fresh green look to the garden. It is worth thinking about arranging a lawn in the country.
The advantages of lawns
Arrangement of the lawn: photo ideas
Arranging a lawn in the country with your own hands: a training video
When arranging a lawn on a site, you have a lot of advantages:
- Green grass is able to create an even green background, and as you know, green is the color of life and health. It has a very positive effect on the nervous system, calms a person, and also increases overall well-being. Looking at the green color, the eyes rest and the inner tone rises.
- Lawn grass is an air purifier, as it promotes the release of oxygen, so it is very good and easy to breathe in a green garden.
- When it is sunny and hot outside, the lawn will protect you from the heat, creating an increased level of humidity around, as the thick-growing grass evaporates moisture very well, thereby cooling the space around.
- The lawn looks beautiful in landscape design. This is simply an indispensable element, since the green background is optimal for any plant.
- It is very rational to plant green grass if there are often children on the site, since it is very pleasant to walk barefoot on the lawn, and, plus, it is very useful.
Arrangement of the lawn on the site with your own hands
There is nothing complicated in arranging a lawn. The grass can be planted throughout the entire site, or you can zone the space.
The lawn in the middle of the garden looks very beautiful, especially if it is additionally decorated with flower compositions.
In order for the green grass to look beautiful, grow evenly and densely, so that there are no "bald patches" and other shortcomings on the site, some rules must be followed.
First, you must first weed the area from weeds and various unnecessary plants. You can get rid of them with herbicides such as Ground, etc.
After all the weeds are removed, the site is cleared, it must be dug up. For digging, you can at the same time add a complex of fertilizers, both organic and mineral.
Next, the site must be processed with a rake: grind the earth and lumps. This is done so that the seeds are evenly distributed over the surface.
Lawn grass seeds are sown by spreading them evenly over the entire plot. After sowing, also using a rake, it is necessary to level the area, and then tamp the soil using available materials.
Then it is necessary to regularly water the grass, and cover it with a film or some non-woven material before germination.
Arrangement of the lawn and further care for it
The lawn needs care. It is necessary to mow the grass so that it is even and beautiful. You can start forming a lawn when the grass grows 10 cm.
You can sow the lawn all summer, from May to autumn. For planting, it is recommended to use varieties, depending on the planting site, which are sold in specialized stores. The most successful of them are "Izumrud" (suitable for sowing in cold and humid places), "Sport wagon" (if you are going to sow a sports ground), "Favorite Park" (ideal for garden plots).
You can also choose your own seeds and create your own lawn.So, for example, they take seeds of red fescue, meadow bluegrass, successful grass - Polevitsa Highland and others.
If we talk about caring for lawn grass, then, as mentioned above, it is regularly mowed using a lawn mower or scythe. During the procedure, it is necessary to leave no more than 5 cm of grass above the soil level.
Regular lawn shaping contributes not only to an aesthetic appearance, but also to denser grass growth and sod formation. Do not leave parts of the cut grass on the site. It needs to be removed. Before leaving the site to winter, the grass should be grown to a length of at least 8 cm.
It is necessary to water the lawn grass, otherwise it will dry out and be prickly and ugly. Watering is carried out, as a rule, with the help of an irrigation installation by the sprinkler method or from a hose. It is better to do this in the evenings. Enough once or twice every seven days. Also, for lawn care, you should purchase verticutter, the results of which will not be long in coming.
Decor
You can also decorate the lawn very nicely. Large boulders and beautiful stones look beneficial along with the lawn. Also shrubs that bloom with bright flowers. Here, large-sized flowers with dark carved leaves will look beautiful against a green background. In order not to merge with the lawn, the plants should be medium to tall. Peonies, roses, and similar flowering perennials are great. Annual flowers can also be involved in the overall composition. Dahlias, cloves or zinnias are optimal.
Thus, if you want to improve your site and make it even more attractive, you should think about organizing a green area and plant a "refreshing" lawn.