Shaded lawns - best lawn care and treatments advice  Shaded
lawns have different requirements from lawns that are grown in
full sunlight. A shaded lawn may be in full sun for part of the
day and full shade for the rest of the day or it may receive
filtered sunlight that passes through the canopy of the trees
and leaves.  Stress effects of shade on the lawn  Shaded lawns
are subject to more stress than lawns that are grown in full
sunlight. Reduced sunlight can be caused by the shading effect
of trees, shrubs and buildings. Fallen leaves can also shade a
lawn and prevent sunlight reaching the grass blades.  The first
stress is a result of less sunlight, this means that the amount
of photosynthesis that takes place in the grass is greatly
reduced. Photosynthesis uses the energy of sunlight to produce
'food' for the grass so that it can grow. In shaded lawns the
rate of growth is therefore slower when compared to sunny aspect
lawns.  A side effect of lack of sunlight is that it results in
the lawn being more sub