Lawn Care – Adding Color To Impossible Bare Patches

Most gardeners have an area of lawn that just doesn’t want to grow. If the grass does grow, it’s never thick and lush, just thin and ragged. There are a million and one options to consider, however, unless you can get to the root cause of the problem, you may find it a frustrating exercise in lawn care.

One option worth considering is adding flowers. I’m not talking about just any sort of flowers. With winter approaching, there are not too many flowers that could be planted – but then, there are one or two that not only like the winter months, they really do need them. Bulbs are a big favorite, and there are two bulbs that can be planted in your lawn, allowed to flower, then cut back with the lawn mower at the end of the flowering season. The two I have in mind are early flowering daffodils and the flowering jonquil.

Both add a real touch of color to a lawn in early spring, they are non invasive and rather grass-like in appearance. After flowering, just mow your lawn. To plant out daffodils and/or jonquils, dig small holes to a depth that is three times the height of the bulb. You can drop some bulb fertilizer in if you like, then drop the bulb in and cover well. You can mass plant them, or spread them out a little – or try a combination of both.

Once you have planted out your bulbs, use a lawn seeding tool to perforate the surface and sow thickly with a good winter grass seed. Winter Rye is one well worth considering. This cover of grass, even if it is fairly thin, will help to protect those bulbs. The winter chill sets the bulb growth in action and the spring warmth brings them to life. There is a wide a range of bulbs you could use – find some that you like and come spring, that bare patch will not be a problem.