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Aximili · 07/05/2024 18:02

I have two small areas of it in my garden. You don't have to mow it, but it still needs weeding (including pulling out grass that tries to grow in it), and it dies if it gets too much foot traffic when wet, or too much shade etc.

So if your lawn is a mess for any of those reasons, I don't think it's the answer, sorry!

It is lovely in the summer when it's in flower though 🙂

Singleandproud · 07/05/2024 18:06

No but I have been looking for a turf replacement.

In 2020 we dug a wildlife pond with a wildflower area surrounding it, those wildflowers have obviously spread and I have given up attempting to mow them out now and just 'grass' my 'weeds' instead of the other way around. Something low growing like this would be great in the in-betweeny bits.

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RogueFemale · 07/05/2024 18:37

Aximili · 07/05/2024 18:02

I have two small areas of it in my garden. You don't have to mow it, but it still needs weeding (including pulling out grass that tries to grow in it), and it dies if it gets too much foot traffic when wet, or too much shade etc.

So if your lawn is a mess for any of those reasons, I don't think it's the answer, sorry!

It is lovely in the summer when it's in flower though 🙂

Thanks, and yes, shade is a problem but not foot traffic. Hmm, I'll try a bit at the sunnier end next year (grow it from seed as it'd be expensive to buy plugs when it says you need 36 per m2!)

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Vegemiteandhoneyontoast · 07/05/2024 18:53

RogueFemale · 07/05/2024 18:37

Thanks, and yes, shade is a problem but not foot traffic. Hmm, I'll try a bit at the sunnier end next year (grow it from seed as it'd be expensive to buy plugs when it says you need 36 per m2!)

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You probably wouldn't need that much as pearlwort has big designs on World Domination and spreads very fast. If you want anything else in the garden I'd be wary of introducing this.

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RogueFemale · 07/05/2024 19:17

Vegemiteandhoneyontoast · 07/05/2024 18:53

You probably wouldn't need that much as pearlwort has big designs on World Domination and spreads very fast. If you want anything else in the garden I'd be wary of introducing this.

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This is good news, as almost nothing goes beserk in my garden due to shade.

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Saz12 · 07/05/2024 21:06

I've been eyeing up micro-clover for our "lawn".

Turkeyhen · 07/05/2024 21:42

I've just sown some microclover (because dog wee damage) but this stuff also looks interesting as a lawn alternative, thanks for sharing OP

ClaudiaWinklepanda · 07/05/2024 21:54

I have it, and it doesn’t grow particularly fast for me. Not as quick as Baby’s Tears anyway. I really like it, and it’s tougher than chamomile.

CatherinedeBourgh · 07/05/2024 22:37

If you have a lot of wet shade but not a lot of frost, try lippia/phylla nodiflora.

It can take any amount of anything, particularly around a pond, and is lovely for bees.

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RogueFemale · 08/05/2024 00:31

Saz12 · 07/05/2024 21:06

I've been eyeing up micro-clover for our "lawn".

& @Turkeyhen I've been down the micro-clover route. Didn't work for me, and wasn't micro.

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RogueFemale · 08/05/2024 00:33

CatherinedeBourgh · 07/05/2024 22:37

If you have a lot of wet shade but not a lot of frost, try lippia/phylla nodiflora.

It can take any amount of anything, particularly around a pond, and is lovely for bees.

Thank you, book-marked

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Saz12 · 08/05/2024 20:10

RogueFemale · 08/05/2024 00:31

& @Turkeyhen I've been down the micro-clover route. Didn't work for me, and wasn't micro.

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Thats not good! I bought seed online first thing this morning, too!

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