Yellow grass, like it or not. (sprinkle, cloudy, winter, rain)

[overdrive1979]

Originally Posted by Weidehond

The grass turns yellow now. I Like it. For me, a real summer has yellow grass, period.

Are there yellow grass in The Netherlands during summer months?
I was there in August 2009 and in August 2011 and everything was green.

I don't like it, though every year from mid or late June to mid September grass turn yellow and streams turn dry up here.

[SUPbud]

given up on "grass" as a ground cover in this climate, due to the reality of drought and average temperatures in the summer months. Looking online for really cool rock/gravel landscaping options.

[Ariete]

Only isolated patches and grass in poor condition become completely yellow, otherwise only some of the grass get yellow, but the dominating colour remains green.

For extended periods of dry conditions it can get yellow, like last year:


Don't like it. I associate yellow grass with late winter and early spring, not summer.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Weidehond

The grass turns yellow now. I Like it. For me, a real summer has yellow grass, period.

Odd. For me, a real summer has green grass unless it's a drought. Wintertime gets yellow or brown grass when not covered by snow. Don't like it.

[ksolina]

This is how grass looks here after a long drought (August 2013, first two pictures), and how it looks in spring and early summer (the wettest season, last two pictures, April and May 2014). Not even persistent rain and cloudiness can make the grass as green in summer as it is in April and May.

In winter, no matter how cold/warm/sunny/gloomy/dry/wet it is, the grass is always green.

[Wildcat15]

Yuck. I don't like brown landscape ever, especially summer.

[xeric]

I like to see it here because the owners of those lots aren't squandering our drinking water on irrigation. Based on the comments above, it sounds like the British usually just let nature take it's course. That's impressive to me since irrigating a lawn with subsidized water is almost considered a constitutional right over here.

[nei]

Originally Posted by xeric

I like to see it here because the owners of those lots aren't squandering our drinking water on irrigation. Based on the comments above, it sounds like the British usually just let nature take it's course. That's impressive to me since irrigating a lawn with subsidized water is almost considered a constitutional right over here.

Many times, the British aren't allowed to water their lawns, aka "hosepipe ban".

[xeric]

Originally Posted by nei

Many times, the British aren't allowed to water their lawns, aka "hosepipe ban".

Maybe lawn watering restrictions would be more acceptable here if they had a cute name like that. LOL.

[hellpaso]

Interesting thread. Fortunately, our drought has lessened this year so most of the vegetation is green. It supposed to be green this time of the year (Houston, Texas).