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I wasn't sure which section of the forum to post in, so I hope this one will do.
Our front lawn slopes quite steeply and is a pain to mow. It's not all that big but there are a couple of obstacles you have to mow round. Half of it is shaded by trees and hedges so is always wet, clogging the mower.
There's a restrictive covenant on the property saying it must be kept as lawn. But there's nothing saying how often you have to mow it. We don't do it often enough and it doesn't look good. My other half wants to replace it with artificial turf. I'm wondering if we can get away with a wildflower meadow instead, the sort that is cut down a couple of times a year when the spring flowers finish and when the summer flowers finish.
(a) What does anyone think? Is there a legal definition of "lawn" which means this would breach the covenant? I'm not sure the covenant can even be enforced, as the building company doesn't exist any more.
(b) Can you suggest which flowers I should consider? I think there's one (is it yellow rattle? I'll look it up later) which parasitises the grass so it doesn't grow as strongly and allows the flowers to get a look in. I'm considering fritillaria meleagris for the damp area. N.B. I don't want cornfield wildflowers like poppies etc. as they need the soil to be ploughed every year to come through.
(c) Can you suggest a good seed source for a wildflower mixture, or am I better getting them individually?
Our front lawn slopes quite steeply and is a pain to mow. It's not all that big but there are a couple of obstacles you have to mow round. Half of it is shaded by trees and hedges so is always wet, clogging the mower.
There's a restrictive covenant on the property saying it must be kept as lawn. But there's nothing saying how often you have to mow it. We don't do it often enough and it doesn't look good. My other half wants to replace it with artificial turf. I'm wondering if we can get away with a wildflower meadow instead, the sort that is cut down a couple of times a year when the spring flowers finish and when the summer flowers finish.
(a) What does anyone think? Is there a legal definition of "lawn" which means this would breach the covenant? I'm not sure the covenant can even be enforced, as the building company doesn't exist any more.
(b) Can you suggest which flowers I should consider? I think there's one (is it yellow rattle? I'll look it up later) which parasitises the grass so it doesn't grow as strongly and allows the flowers to get a look in. I'm considering fritillaria meleagris for the damp area. N.B. I don't want cornfield wildflowers like poppies etc. as they need the soil to be ploughed every year to come through.
(c) Can you suggest a good seed source for a wildflower mixture, or am I better getting them individually?
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