Maintaining a lawn with pine trees
seanomac76
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Lawn Trouble under Pine Trees
Comments (5)I'd guess its either the acidity or lack of sunlight for the type of grass that you have. Some say that lime helps bring the ph back in line... others plant a more shade resistant grass. Personally... the non-expert that I am I'd just cut out the dead lawn and replace it with some lawn edging and decorative mulch and not fuss too much over the thinning lawn under the tree. Mulch would still have a really pretty look to it, help retain moisture for the tree, and help to keep the weeds under control where a thinning lawn can't. Just my 2 cents......See Morepull behind lawn mower pine straw rake
Comments (7)I have the Sears 42" lawn sweeper and it does rake the short leaf needles ok but if they are thick on the ground, the wheels wont turn. Oh Kevin I do. I put it all on the beds!!! When I started with this soil it was terrible! It's VERY SANDY and will NOT hold the nutrients OR water. :( I started piling the leaves and straw on the beds and you should SEE MY SOIL NOW! It's almost black. This bed hasn't been there but like 3 years now and it's much better than it was. This spring I bought the lawn sweeper from Sears and I piled the leaves high in the bed. The bed is 300' long and in areas it's VERY wide! I have been mowing 4-5 acres now for almost 19 years and it's killing me AND the lawn mowers!! So I started making beds to fill up some of the space. I am also going to plant some of those large azales to fill up more of it. lol I don't want to have to mow but like 1/2-1 acre if that. :) I figure if I can get these beds going and get them filled up with plants and ground covers I wont have to get so much pinestraw each year for them all. I will keep piling on the leaves every year and then when I want to go fishing ;) I can go dig some worms out of my flower beds. ;) Thank you all again!...See MoreLandscaping Lawn to Succulent Garden- Remove Pine?
Comments (8)No, it doesn't fit, but I think most about the wildlife, the birds living in it. It's not an ugly pine tree like the ones I have to put up with, either... I mean, we have some uuuugly pine trees, haha. That really is a nice tree by pine tree standards. And it's healthy and not at all taking over the facade of the house or shading the whole yard. For your landscape goals, it might not completely fit, sure, but I don't know that it would ruin the landscape style, and some plants like a little shade, so it could be made to work to your advantage. The tree might also better fit the goals of a future owner someday. Perhaps doubtful, I know. There will be those who will treasure a yard with a shade tree, and I'm one of them. It's a place for people to rest and a place for plants with certain needs. Not everything I like wants all-day direct sun. Trees give a space some personality. I personally tire of seeing flat yards with solely direct sun, even with the beauty of succulents. It just seems harsh and hot with the sun, and the yards begin to feel very flat and standard to me. But I know this doesn't bother many Californians. I'm used to rolling hills where I am, so wanting an open, flat yard is completely contrary to what I am used to and contrary to my view of landscape beauty. You are considering a replacement tree, though, so you can ignore that... :) I'd find a way to honor that tree in my landscaping plans, hell or high water. ;) If I had a large tree I wanted to keep, I'd consider placing a bench below it, creating a stone path leading to it, something to give the tree a positive spin and encourage a future owner to keep it. But that's just me and my idealistic way of things. This post was edited by teatree on Tue, Mar 18, 14 at 0:31...See MoreTwo huge pine trees gone. Need to fill the area w/ new trees
Comments (2)1. I understand fruit trees will take some work. I also understand "significant" and couple of fruit trees is a relative term. Reason for dwarf tree versions was so I could have better access to maintaining the trees. 2. Soil is definitely acidic, since the area is basically surrounded by conifers and blackberries love sprouting up and calling for my weedwhacker. That area is away from the road and is basically at the side of the property that has about an acre of woods my neighbors own....See MoreBilll
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