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Replacing lawn with beds?

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Maggiethecat · 22/03/2025 12:39

I’m in the middle of extending a border by a foot. There are so many plants I’d like to try in my garden but lack space in the borders.

Has anyone replaced their lawn with beds? Was it hard for you to make that jump?

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Saz12 · 23/03/2025 14:38

I'm keeping our grass. But as it's in really bad condition I'm going to sow micro clover seeds into it. - hoping to achieve a greener, lower maintenance area with the occasional flower.

K1ndW0rds · 23/03/2025 19:54

https://www.studiohomeunearthed.com/blog/urban-refuge?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZFIGPJzLooN1oXluksE5l_Gy_aJvCsFqQGs6CplAW3f6VVSP3qBeOaA_Y_aem_-rhfuYajw5AYFmBjZgzXFQ

Think this is the gardeners world garden. What a gorgeous garden, I’d love to do this.

URBAN REFUGE — Unearthed.

Libby Webb and her family transformed their small central Edinburgh yard into an urban Narnia, connecting them deeply to their starkly seasonal climate by creating a private, rich refuge to support their busy lives.

https://www.studiohomeunearthed.com/blog/urban-refuge?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZFIGPJzLooN1oXluksE5l_Gy_aJvCsFqQGs6CplAW3f6VVSP3qBeOaA_Y_aem_-rhfuYajw5AYFmBjZgzXFQ

PlasticBags · 23/03/2025 20:21

Loopylalalou · 23/03/2025 14:31

The voice of experience here…. It will be a lot to maintain after the first three/four years unless you cut back each year, depending on the needs of individual plants. And consider that whilst you might have time now, your circumstances might change making it difficult to keep on top of it all.
i reckon good gardens are a perennial work in progress. Perhaps not try to hard but learn as you go.
At 66 and with arthritis and with far too big a garden I struggle on!

But a lawn is time-consuming, too.

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