23 May 2012 Last updated at 10:12 ET The cult of lawn By Lucy Townsend BBC News Magazine Thousands are thronging Chelsea Flower Show, but for many people all their garden dreams are summed up in the form of a small, manicured, neat-edged patch of grass. They are adherents to the cult of the lawn. For some, satisfaction is a perfect stripe. Others find happiness in the smell of cut grass, or the pleasant springy feeling that comes from walking on perfect, 3cm-deep turf. "A striped lawn reminds us of lovely things like cricket and bowls," says Mike Seaton, editor of the lawn advice website Grass Clippings. "I grew up with a large back garden and I was weaned into lawn mowing from a very ... Continue reading →