4 LAWNS 



of ten it will not pay to patch, patch, and 

 work interminably over a badly conditioned 

 grass plot, simply because the necessary soil 

 conditions for the good lawn are not there. 



If the result that presents itself to the 

 questioner is merely that of recent neglect — 

 that is to say a heretofore good lawn has 

 been allowed to get out of control — it may 

 be recovered in one season without an undue 

 expenditure of either labour or money. In 

 such a case what is necessary is: firstly, a 

 moderate cutting, preferably with the scythe 

 and not going so closely to the roots that they 

 will be unduly exposed to the drying influence 

 of the sun ; secondly, rolling and fertilising ; 

 and thirdly, watering and mowing and rolling 

 for the rest of the season. 



If, on a good soil, a lawn has become much 

 overrun with weeds it can be brought under 

 control again, and put into good condition, 

 by scratching up the surface with a rake after 

 removing the coarse weeds and seeding with 

 one half the quantity of good recleaned grass 

 seed that would be used for the making of a 

 new lawn. 



As a rule, however, it may be taken for 

 granted that a lawn that really needs reno- 



