In most cases, growing grass in the shade is possible with proper care. Start with the correct varieties of grass. Most types of bluegrass will not grow in the shade. You must overseed shady lawn areas with a mix of fine fescues and shade-tolerant varieties of bluegrass. Fine fescues do not form a sod. Each seed will produce one grass plant; therefore they are not as hardy as bluegrass and will not recover from heavy stress (traffic) or other environmental problems.

1. Overseed each season. Seeding should be done with a shady lawn mix in the spring before the leaves are on the trees. Leaves will block sunlight from the new seedlings.
2. Keep the canopy of trees trimmed as high as possible to let in sunlight in depending upon the width of the canopy. It is recommended to hire someone to do the tree trimming since it can be a bit dangerous if you have experience.

3. In dry conditions, keep areas under trees watered. The grass is competing with the trees for moisture.

4. Areas that do not receive three hours of sunlight per day may be too shady to grow grass. These areas should be landscaped to hold the soil and eliminate unsightly problem areas in your lawn.

If you have problems growing grass in shady areas, please call the These are great tree surgeons in Bedfordshire who treats your lawn. Your specialist will be happy to analyze the situation and make the proper recommendations for your lawn.