Deciding on the size and shape of ones potential lawn area is a great place to start the garden design process.
The shape of the lawn will most often reflect the lines of the house which in turn will also determine the size of the potential lawn area as well as the overall feel of the garden and surrounding beds and outdoor areas.
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| Formal Rectangular lawn |
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| Contemporary Lawn Design |
A formal rectangular,square, circular or half circle lawn works well for smaller lawn areas preventing a messy look to the garden whilst irregularly shaped lawns with gentle undulating curves work best for large gardens by softening the edges and creating a sense of interest and magic. Remember soft gradual undulating curves!
The size of your lawn should be proportionate to the total area of you garden and as such should be around 1/2 to 2/3 the total area of ones garden with the remaining area serving to provide interest and colour to the garden as well as utilities for outdoor living.
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| Synthetic Lawn - Carefree Option |
Always end curved lawn borders at right angles to the house, paving or boundary walls.
In Hermanus landscaping the two lawns that feature the most due to their hardiness and tolerance of the relatively harsh coastal conditions are Buffalo grass and Kikuyu. Both can be propagated from plugs, runners or instant lawn sods.
When preparing your potential Hermanus garden or Landscape for new lawn work the area over removing any unwanted debris and weed growth, rake the soil level and apply Super Phosphate at 100g/m2 . Apply a light layer of lawn dressing to even out newly laid instant lawn and to help the sods knit together properly.
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| Newly Laid Instant Buffalo Lawn |
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| Three weeks Later |
In my next post I will be dealing with lawn maintenance and fertilization as well as practical planting design for a wide range of scenarios
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