daisies in the lawn!

[Nicos]

Yup- got my first cluster growing!!!...dandelions next.....

[lynda66]

i'm jealous was thinking the other day how much i love daisies in lawns (ok maybe i'm weird but they remind me of summers when i was a kid .... but i haven't got a one ... was even thinking of trying to find some seeds to sprinkle so i can have a little daisy patch

[Nicos]

just for you Lynda......not quite enough for a daisy chain!

Ok...I've just tried to upload a piccie for you- and it's failing again- had probs with this since the upgrade!

[WelshGirl]

I also love the daisies in the lawn - we have to pick all ours because the dog eats them!

Does anyone know if you can buy seeds or how to, er, cultivate some of the wild ones from the garden? The only seeds I've seen are for the tall Ox Eye daisies, but I only want the little ones. I would love a pot full of them somewhere out of the dog's reach!

[Marthaclematis]

I like them too and have them in my lawn... well, DID - unfortunately I chopped the heads of the three I had today whilst practicing with my new lawn mower; I haven't quite got the hang of it yet. they will come back though and I'll use scissors next time! I don't know if you can buy them as seed but I bet you can - I would look on the internet,

[rakmi]

where can I but Lawn Daisies

[Snadger]

Whats a lawn?

[rakmi]

Where can I purchase Lawn daisies, starts or seeds?
For planting in Northern Michigan.

[rakmi]

do you know where I can purchase lawn daisies?

[smallblueplanet]

Here you go, it says they post to 'outside europe'.

Bellis perennis Compositae/Asteraceae Daisy, True Wild Form, Wildflower of the British Isles from Chiltern Seeds online shop - Chiltern Seeds secure online shop

[Snadger]

I know lawn sand gets rid of them..............

[Alice]

Whats a lawn?

Well Snadger, what is a lawn.
I used to thimk it was a well tended, decent sized area of grass in close proximity to a house, or a public area used for recreation. Now it just seems to be any square yard of weed infested grass. Words change their meaning and time moves on.
I've had decent sized areas of grass in my gardens - but never had anything I would call a lawn - maybe that's just me.

[Snadger]

I refuse to cut the green stuff this week because the clover is in flower, sadly the white one not the red which is much preferred by bees, but nonetheless, mower is staying in the garage until the clover has gone over!

We've also got a good smattering of Speedwell but the thing I am happiest about are TWO (yes, shouting!) Common Spotted Orchid which flowered in late July last year. Wonderful things start to grow when you don't cut the grass . . .

We had some beautiful wild viola's but with the recent droughty conditions and regular cutting we appear to have lost them!

[cupcake]

OH got a new petrol fired lawn mower back in spring. It doesn't cut as low as the previous one, consequently if he doesn't want the lawn to look as if it's been hailing! He has to cut it every couple of days to get rid of the daisies!!!!! It's sending him daft!!!!!! I love them! If we used weed and feed we wouldn't have a lawn left!