Converse of object

• mow: Weed the garden, mow the lawn, empty the kitchen bucket!

• manicure: It certainly is no formal, prissy garden - no clipped hedges, manicured lawns or " Keep Off The Grass " signs.

• aerate: First of all we needed to aerate the lawn and we tested a variety of aerators.

• scarify: Lawns and meadows In many colder areas, t his month is the last opportunity to scarify lawns.

• tend: Two tall brick pillars just rose up from a long expanse of tended lawn behind the sidewalk.

• overlook: Now we're having a late lunch on the patio of a country club, overlooking the lush green lawns of the golf course.

Preposition: with

• flowerbed: To the front of the property is an extensive lawn with flowerbeds, bushes and shrubs, and full width patio area.

Adjective modifier

• sloping: Grounds 3 acres with paved patios, steps to different areas, large sloping lawns, mature trees, shrubs, 2 landscaped fields.

• sweeping: The main carriage drive was designed to pass through the existing woods, then reveal the house across the sweeping lawns.

• immaculate: Its two swimming pools are flanked by immaculate lawns leading down to the beach.

• lush: Now we're having a late lunch on the patio of a country club, overlooking the lush green lawns of the golf course.

• verdant: PENSIONS REFORM 32 Political stage The grass is greener: Which politicians are standing upon the most verdant lawn of pensions future?

Modifies a noun

• mower: For small areas, an ordinary hand lawn mower with the blades set high will do the job.

• tractor: Lawn Tractors - Garden Tractors - Ride on Mowers Great new finance offer!

• tennis: My brother and I are teaching each other lawn tennis.

• rake: A spring-tine or lawn rake is a different tool altogether.

• sprinkler: You'll need a reasonable amount of water pressure - for example sufficient to use a lawn sprinkler.

• aerator: A small fertilizer spreader is handy but not essential. * Machinery - a scarifier, a lawn aerator, and a fertilizer spreader.

Noun used with modifier

• croquet: Romantic gardens surround the house and feature a croquet lawn, tennis court and a secluded outdoor heated swimming pool.

• chamomile: We tried bark chippings last year, and an area of ` chamomile lawn ' ( more chamomile ` patch ' ).