Where Lawns are Concerned.
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Where lawns are concerned, they are just a group of similar plants growing closely together. However, in the right setting, with the right weather, they lend that child-like joy to a spot of relaxation. Somewhere you can truly ‘Chill Out’ and re-charge your batteries ….
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…. and yet a feeling of formality can certainly be achieved as well if required.
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And yet, where lawns are concerned, they are just a group of similar plants growing closely together.
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Once the sown seed has germinated, and after a fairly brief time as each plant develops, it thickens and merges into its neighbour. Then, that sense of individuality is lost.
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However, if you remember to think of it as a group of individuals living closely together, it may help to prevent you from doing some of the harmful things that are done to lawns through lack of thought.
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Like not walking on a waterlogged lawn which compacts the wet soil further and makes matters worse.
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Or allowing weeds to establish and spread, thus out-competing the grasses.
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