So I got a bunch of trees removed last week and I love how it came out. However, my lawn if getting hit by the direct summer sun for the first time in possibly several decades. My grass has browned really fast, and I have no idea what to do about that.
Oh yeah.....that grass was probably like 'WTF?!" There are some pretty affordable timers and sprinkler connections that would allow you to control watering your lawn regularly. I think that's about all you can do is keep it hydrated.
This. And it's also possible that shade friendly grass varieties were previously growing there and it needs to be replanted with sun friendly grass varieties.
Stupid question... can I plant grass seed at any time of the year? I was really hoping this wasn't the case, but I wouldn't be surprised. The woman who had the house before me was hardcore into gardening. She was meticulous about everything. When I moved in, the back hill looked like some kind of ornate garden from Japan or something. That's not my thing. She's be heartbroken if she saw it now. I laid waste to it yesterday.
It might be hard to tell from the pics, but that hill behind my gazebo is actually all ledge, with four tiers between my house and the neighbors (I'm on a mountain). Those tiers are what the previous owner did all fancy. I whacked the lower two of the four and put a bunch of that mesh stuff down before adding some stone. I didn't read the bags at the hardware store, and like an asshole assumed they covered 10sqft each. Turns out they were only fivers and I got half the stone I needed, so I'm going to have to make a second trip, maybe today after work. I've also been woods diving for larger rocks. If you look at the lower-most tier, I built up another layer of rock to act as a barrier to help hold the smaller stones in when I have to inevitably leaf blow it. That second tier is going to be a bit more of a challenge because the wall's in crappier shape.
I'm going to place a couple of large planters around the stone filled with flowers and whatnot, and add a stone bench and a bird bath somewhere to the mix as well. I'll be working in a tasteful crawler course for my 1/24 scale RCs as well
It feels good to be making so much progress so fast. I've neglected my yard a bit the last two years, having to pick up a weekend job and all. Covid has given me so much time back, it's been nice being able to actually get some stuff done while the sun's shining.