Clover

Well the quotes are in, and we've decided to go with the cheapest and not to proceed with the contractor who was advocating the extensive use of roundup. Numerous 'net searches have given us reasons to doubt the 'safe' claims made to us. The downside is that we'll have plenty of weeding to do.

The contractor is booked in to come and level the garden in just over a week so we're now investigating where to buy grass seed, and what type we should buy. We don't want a bowling green so are more than happy to go for an economy 'lawn' - after all we just want a green flat area! It turns out that the most environmentally friendly option, due to inherent drought resistance and nitrogen fixing properties, is to go for a clover lawn. Not just clover, but ryegrass with clover mixed in. As the current Hillside has several large patches of clover that are lush and green whilst the grass is looking disticntly brown, we can vouch for this being true.

So, just the small matter of calculating how many kg of seed we need before we get it ordered.