How Do You Fix Those Hard To Get At Lawn-Damaged Areas?

Do you have any hard-to-get-at areas in your lawn? I know many gardeners like to have lawns right up to their garden beds, yet overhanging shrubs can create an environment that causes a lot of damage to your lawn. Mowing is not so bad. Just push the lawn mower under the overhanging branches. In many cases, however, that lawn is fairly thin.

The problem is a simple one – your lawn is not receiving enough sunlight to thrive. There is a simple solution to this problem, and it doesn’t require the hacking back of your shrubs. It also doesn’t require any back-breaking digging or the laying of sod. In fact, there are only a handful of ingredients required to turn that hard-to-get-at area into a good lawn.

Collect the following:

• grass seed that is well suited to heavy shade in your region
• a lawn seeding tool
• water
• ten to fifteen minutes of your time

Use the lawn seeding tool to prepare the ground for the grass seed. The grass stitcher can be used in these areas with ease and can prepare the ground right up to any border you have in place. Sow your grass seed liberally, then water. Nature should take care of the rest. Some grasses will grow well even in heavy shade. Clover is one example, and it can grow to a thick and healthy grass quite quickly. Grasses that like shade often don’t do well in full sun so there is little risk of them invading your general lawn.

Depending on the size of the damaged area, this whole process can be completed in as little as ten to fifteen minutes. If you have grass that is not thriving under just one overhanging shrub, you can complete the task in five minutes. Using this technique, you will have a thick and healthy green lawn from border to border.