Comments on: The Medieval Lawn http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2009/04/17/the-medieval-lawn/ Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Lionel Smith http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2009/04/17/the-medieval-lawn/comment-page-1/#comment-40183 Lionel Smith Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:35:48 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=2258#comment-40183 Are there any references you know about the use of clover as an alternative to grass in medieval lawn? There are some subtle hints that this might have been a practice in Southern Europe during the medieval period. Are there any references you know about the use of clover as an alternative to grass in medieval lawn? There are some subtle hints that this might have been a practice in Southern Europe during the medieval period.

]]> By: Gargoyles http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2009/04/17/the-medieval-lawn/comment-page-1/#comment-3911 Gargoyles Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:51:59 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=2258#comment-3911 That IS weird thinking about how they maintained lawns back then... That IS weird thinking about how they maintained lawns back then…

]]> By: Deirdre Larkin http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2009/04/17/the-medieval-lawn/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Deirdre Larkin Tue, 19 May 2009 13:11:26 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=2258#comment-2047 Dear Thea, We aren't sure. A large expanse of lawn might be scythed or grazed to keep it short; grazing has obvious advantages, as the grass would be fed at the same time. It is a little less certain how small lawns like those planted in an herber or a cloister garth would be managed; neither of the options above seem practical in that context. Shears, perhaps? Sheep shears are still used for edging lawns. Labor was plentiful. The lawnmower was not invented until 1830. Dear Thea,

We aren’t sure. A large expanse of lawn might be scythed or grazed to keep it short; grazing has obvious advantages, as the grass would be fed at the same time. It is a little less certain how small lawns like those planted in an herber or a cloister garth would be managed; neither of the options above seem practical in that context. Shears, perhaps? Sheep shears are still used for edging lawns. Labor was plentiful. The lawnmower was not invented until 1830.

]]> By: thea mcginnis http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2009/04/17/the-medieval-lawn/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 thea mcginnis Mon, 04 May 2009 20:30:51 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=2258#comment-1896 how would a vast lawn be maintained during those times? Not sure how they would mow them, to get such a precise cut. how would a vast lawn be maintained during those times? Not sure how they would mow them, to get such a precise cut.

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