I assume you've used one Bluegrass Type....instead of a bluegrass mix...(there is more than one type bluegrass) and if you bought a seed MIX, then possibly what you have is a type that has its good side....and a bad side---possibly one or more of the mix is not drought tolerant. I'll also assume that last season when the drought hit, you didn't bother taking up the slack by watering. Once the soil dried out, it doesn't take long for grass roots to ...first grow short--then as more summer heat hits it, it dies. Nothing strange about that. You might decide to instead plant a more tolerant seed mix of bluegrass accompanied by fescue and a perennial ryegrass so that you stand a better chance of defence against droughts. Now....what to do. I would suggest you do a good hard raking. First rake in the direction north----to south. Remove all the dead stuff...don't worry if some grass is torn up with it....it wouldn't have survived long anyway....then rake hard east to west. This cross raking will open the ground to moisture.....if its not too compacted. If you feel the ground IS compacted, then I suggest AERATING.... then give the area wholesale overseeding with a starter fertilizer. Good grass seed will do well in poor soil. Poor grass seed wont do well in the best of soil. So, buy the best seed you can afford. Follow the requirements of seeding a lawn. Make sure to sprinkle twice a day for the first week, then once a day for the next week, then twice a week for the next couple weeks...rain notwithstanding. Next fall, spread 1" of compost over the whole area. This will do an important thing: ingests organic matter into the soil which will help retain moisture. Every spring, repeat this.....1" of compost (or composted cattle manure) over the area. No need to dig it in...the worms that will come and stay, will come up and take it down. The grass will be encouraged to grow---its better than fertilizer...but put the lawn on a schedule of fertilization as the lawn requires. Good compost isn't cheap....if you cant make your own, then get estimates on how much you will need and how much it costs from local soil dealers. To estimate how much soil to buy....simply measure the area's length X width...in feet....multiply that figure by depth in inches...1"....then multiply that figure by 3 and divide by 1000. (move the decimal 3 places to the left) That will give you exactly the number of cubic yards of soil you will need.

AD, I, too wondered about the rose/lavender/lilac. We will probably do the gray headboard, white bedding, blue curtains, and tangerine accent. And hold off on the rose/lavender/lilac until all the other pieces are in place. tinan, her windows do not open, but at least they do look out on to a wooded area rather than another building. There is no ceiling light fixture. Her lamps are crystal blocks with square lamp shades. We may add band of gray ribbon around the lower edge of the lamp shade, but that will be one of the last elements added. bronwynsmom, block print the fabric? Wow! you must be one talented woman. (well, from your other posts, I know you are a talented woman) I think I'm going to have to go with something simpler. The one thing I noticed in the picture that I think is critical is a white curtain rod. DD has dark rods from her previous apartment. She can use them in the guest room and the LR.

It is beautiful, I love that look. At first I thought it might be one a Sarah Richardson kitchen, but can't find it in her portfolio. The look is called Culture Brick or Cultural Brick and here's one link I found. Here is a link that might be useful: Culturebrick

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