Green Green Grass

My very first job when this garden was created was to cut this path from the undergrowth, to allow easy access to the raised bed. 

Here it is in Nov 2011.

 

And this is from Mar 2012.

Over the past few years a great deal of my time has been spent weeding this path.Throughout this year we have allowed the big path to do its own thing. It has been very beautiful. And at times it virtually disappeared. It is also a good source of new plants.

We discussed earlier in the year the next step in "wilding" and we decided to grass it.

Today we completed the weeding, lifted the weed suppressant which has been in situ for over 10 years....

It`s done a good job.

Then I raked it down roughly and Steve raked it completely level and stamped it down.

We seeded it.
We chose a mixture of 5 different grasses. Then it was raked in and watered.

From all over the garden we found netting, odd bits of fence etc to cover and protect. At the end of all that, it was a late lunch at home and we felt exhausted.

Next year we will be scattering some of the wide range of seeds we have collected this season.

We look forward to the grass seed germinating.

Elsewhere round the garden plenty of colour still and the grass is growing well especially on the dead-looking areas.