Tag Archives: Shade

Shade is the blocking of direct sunshine by any object. In lawn care knowledge of shade patterns and the path of the sun is very important. Grass is a plant which thrives in full sun, so any shade issues will reduce the vigour of the lawn in these areas.

Shade on a lawn

Find out more about how to deal with shade on a lawn in these blog articles.

Liverwort (Marchantia sp.)

Liverwort is the common name for the family of a primitive, ancient organisms which are only an issue on the most difficult, shadiest areas and at the edges of lawns in all regions of the UK. They are not a weeds in the traditional sense because they are not plants. Liverworts are Bryophytes, more related to mosses and ferns. They… Read More »

Why doesn’t grass grow around my conifer tree?

It seems that, no matter what is tried, grass just does not seem to grow around the difficult areas underneath and around conifers. So why is this? Basically, for any plants to survive, it needs access to water, light and nutrients, and the conifers (or ‘Pinophyta‘ species), have evolved fantastic lines of defence to prevent any other plants… Read More »