Ugly landscapes « Ramblin' through Dave's Garden
As part of promotions to celebrate its fifty year anniversary Meadows Farms has asked for entries to determine the “Ugliest Landscapes in the Washington D.C. area”. There are a lot of them, and no doubt there are many other “needy” gardens that haven’t been submitted.
I have seen that many of the entries suffer from poor and neglected lawns due to poor care, pet damage, or adverse conditions such as poor drainage, shade and root competition, or dry slopes. Others need landscape design assistance to dress up dull areas, or need help with maintenance or handling aggressive plants like bamboo and ivy.
No matter how disastrous, all of these landscapes can be improved with a bit of time, money, and professional advice.
Lousy lawn – repair or replace?
When lawn grasses have declined we need to understand the cause. In some cases a soil test will reveal a nutritional deficiency, but in most cases that I’ve witnessed there are environmental conditions that cause the lawn to fail.
Compacted and rocky soils