mntlblok |
04-17-2024 08:22 AM |
Lawns in various areas of TV
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Originally Posted by fcgiii
(Post 2322298)
We have Greensmiths too. Our lawn was full of weeds and we considered ripping it out and resodding. We got Greensmiths and 6 months later have a beautiful lawn.
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Fascinating subject for me. I see that they call themselves "Green Smiths", two words. In my experience, salvaging a fouled up lawn would be an impressive feat. The lawns and general look of all the greenery here in The Villages was no small part of the draw for me. Just the "edging" in our neighborhood (just north of Hillsborough) strikes me as practically a work of art - even along the "main drags". What happened to many of the executive course greens this winter has been of great concern, and I'd feel a whole lot better if I were hearing better answers about an accurate diagnosis and predictable "cure".
Still haven't been through a full yearly cycle here, but starting to have some new questions about the lawns. Have gotten the sense that the builders have changed the "standard" lawn turf "type" as things have moved south. Have they now gone strictly to St. Augustine? *Love* the wider blade zoysia that came with our lawn, but have now come to understand that it has lots of Bermuda mixed in. The parts *without* the Bermuda are definitely more consistently attractive. Continue to ponder whether it's worth trying to reduce the Bermuda. Seem to recall that the differences were least noticeable last summer at the height of the "greenness".
We've only recently started to explore inside the gates of some of the other villages - other than in passing on the way to executives. Was surprised to see some "abandoned-looking" yards way up north. Also got the sense a bit further south from there that the lawns, while nicely kept, had less of the "crisp edge", look as well as what struck me as an even greater "mixture" of grass types (within lawns), with many sections of lawns looking considerably better than other sections. Has me wondering if keeping a "pure" lawn of any variety is a realistic goal here, especially over a couple of decades. Still learning. . .
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