Daisies have taken over my lawn!

Calien27

Hopefully one of you lovely people will have a suggestion for me

Both lawns (front garden and back) have been taken over my daisies, I've cut the grass a few times and think "aha I've got them" but no, there they are the next day, back to normal.

It doesn't look very nice and tbh it's annoying. Is there any way to get rid of the very persistent daisies without damaging the grass??

jellymid

Ahh. I love Daisies. I mow around mine!

cajef

All you will ever need to know about daisies and controlling them.:)

http://www.lawnweeds.co.uk/daisy.html

lardlikesdogs

Verdone pick up some from the garden centre.

DaftyDuck

The MSE way is to enjoy them.

Oh, and set the lawnmower blades slightly higher, but continue regular cutting. Daisy proliferation is common in lawns that are compacted through use (or heavy soil), and where the lawn is cut too low too often, weakening the grasses and allowing weeds to predominate.

You can weed, weedkill, rake and use lawn sand, but if you continue to cut a lawn too low, you'll always help weeds spread in the wakened grass. It's a common English habit, scalping our lawns to match Wimbledon Courts!

Calien27

Thank you all

I might just have to learn to like them, the resident birdies and bumbles certainly do

oldtractor

I wish they would take over my lawn, I have plenty of dandylions which I love but would adore lots of daisies too.

snozberry

I would just be tempted to make daisy chains tbh. Enjoy them!

sobie

lardlikesdogs wrote: »

Verdone pick up some from the garden centre.

Verdone is amazing stuff! The only weedkiller I use on my lawn.

I do like daisies on my front lawn, but not on the back - its like a bowling green and taken me years to get perfect.

pollypenny

I love daisies. My sister and I collected them to sprinkle on the lawn in my first house.

balletshoes

pollypenny wrote: »

I love daisies. My sister and I collected them to sprinkle on the lawn in my first house.

me too - I currently have a little crop of daisies in one part of my lawn, and some really pretty tiny white/blue flowers in it too .