MAINTAIN A LAWN IN GOOD CONDITION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 65, 17 March 1934, Page 6 (Supplement)

MAINTAIN A LAWN IN GOOD CONDITION.

Wo are nil aware that a good lawn is stiro to arouse the admiration of all who seo it, and to keep it in first-cities condition a certain amount of expense and constant work are required. It is probable that 110 feature is more neglected than the lawn, yet, properly maintained, it can be termed the carpet of the garden. To havo a lino rich herbage that glistens with it« vivid green, imparts firmness yet elasticity to the tread, and grows in uniform evenness, is to have perfection in a lawn; but to secure this it is essential that the ground upon which the lawn is constructed is well drained. It may already have sufficient natiJral drainage, and in that caso nothing need be added; but where there is danger of the water not escaping within a reasonable time after a heavy downpour, then 110 cx|>ense should be spared in getting it drained properly, otherwise it will prove not only disappointing in appearance and unpleasant in ite use, but the finer, grasses will be smothered by overpowering moss. Apart from drainage, throe of the chief operations that arc essential in the maintenance of a lawn are exterminating worms, manuring and weeding.