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Posted: Jul/30/2006 6:01 PM PST
Despite my best efforts, most of the lawn died in the heat wave. We'll have to reseed the front, but I'm thinking of an alternative to grass in the back. What is a clover lawn like? Is it practical for an entire backyard (a small one)? Does it look awful in the winter? Our grass actually stays green in the winter here with our mild climate, and clover is a perennial. We also get a lot of moss on the lawn. Should I take the Buzzard's advice and let my lawn go to clover? |
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Posted: Jul/30/2006 8:11 PM PST
Go ahead  ...You will have to mow it though, or just make a perennial garden with ornaments!Garden Bear has clover lawn! http://versicolor.ca/lawns/docs/clover.html Here you go..the thread http://www.gardenguides.com/forum/showthread.ph p?p=469505#post469505 Kale 
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Posted: Jul/30/2006 9:40 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by sweetlebee Despite my best efforts, most of the lawn died in the heat wave. We'll have to reseed the front, but I'm thinking of an alternative to grass in the back. What is a clover lawn like? Is it practical for an entire backyard (a small one)? Does it look awful in the winter? Our grass actually stays green in the winter here with our mild climate, and clover is a perennial. We also get a lot of moss on the lawn. Should I take the Buzzard's advice and let my lawn go to clover?Sweetle, I don't think your grass has died. It has probably gone dormant. Our lawns here usually are just yellow by now and straw-like but as soon as the rain comes again or Spring, whatever comes first, they come back green. A clover lawn is nice but you can't put a weed killer on it for dandelions etc. or it will kill your clover too. My suggestion would be to do a good fall fertilize and reseed in spring after the last frost. |
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Posted: Jul/30/2006 9:57 PM PST
The problem is we have a HOA that doesn't allow us to let our lawns turn completely brown. I know it will come back, and I'm willing to keep up the front lawn because it's only about 12 x 12, but it's not very satisfying to sink in all the time and money of water, fertilizer, mowing, dethatching, aerating, etc., only to have the lawn turn brown with 2 days of over 100 degree weather. I watered religiously and the lawn still turned brown. So I'm looking at alternatives for the backyard--cutting wider beds, laying paths--to shrink the lawn. I'd still like to maintain some lawn area around my perennial beds though. |
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Posted: Jul/30/2006 10:14 PM PST
I get you now! Having such a large back and front yard, I wasn't thinking of in-town/city properties. I'm on the edge of town where the lots are larger. Maybe post a pic. of the whole backyard with some measurements and you'll get some great suggestions. Where's Caz when we need him. Goodness knows what he would suggest though!
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Posted: Jul/31/2006 2:14 AM PST
I think your HOA has to be given notice that under extenuationg weather conditions, not all things can be perfect. Gosh I'm glad i don't live under the auspices of a POA.... I have seen them litterally drive people out of their communities around here with their niggling. They are run by a bunch of liberals who think they know how to run everybodies business. Then they use their power to drive ourt people with different ideas.... so much for the liberal mantra of diversity.... huh? I cringe when people refer to me as liberal.... I can in no way relate to todays liberals' attitudes. |
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Posted: Jul/31/2006 2:15 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by treeman I think your HOA has to be given notice that under extenuationg weather conditions, not all things can be perfect. Gosh I'm glad i don't live under the auspices of a POA.... I have seen them litterally drive people out of their communities around here with their niggling. They are run by a bunch of liberals who think they know how to run everybodies business. Then they use their power to drive ourt people with different ideas.... so much for the liberal mantra of diversity.... huh? I cringe when people refer to me as liberal.... I can in no way relate to todays liberals' attitudes. Well, I assure you my clover will remain neutral! |
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Posted: Jul/31/2006 3:29 PM PST
I think clover is one of the best lawns you can have it takes less water and to fertilize it don't remember doing that I never bag my cuttings it stays green all winter Shash is right about weed killer but then I don't have many weeds in the clover just in the flower beds LOL its all in what you like for a lawn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Garden Bear [URL="http://www.littlebossbear.com"]http://www.li ttlebossbear.com[/URL] |
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Posted: Jul/31/2006 4:00 PM PST
Doesn't clover 'die back' in cold weather? In my zone 5 area the parks have lots of clover and other 'weeds', but the clover seems to mainly be a warm season plant. My fear would be when cool, wet weather comes on the clover would be underground and things would turn really muddy. |
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Posted: Jul/31/2006 5:53 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by sweetlebee Despite my best efforts, most of the lawn died in the heat wave. We'll have to reseed the front, but I'm thinking of an alternative to grass in the back. What is a clover lawn like? Is it practical for an entire backyard (a small one)? Does it look awful in the winter? Our grass actually stays green in the winter here with our mild climate, and clover is a perennial. We also get a lot of moss on the lawn. Should I take the Buzzard's advice and let my lawn go to clover?There may just be hope for you yet.
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