These fungi live on decaying organic matter, so are probably prevalent because of the grass clippings which are deposited each time you mow. Can you catch the clippings and use them elsewhere or is that what you already do?
I imagine lime may help to break the matter down faster , thus creating a less hospitable environment for the mushrooms.
Maybe you should just stick a few gnomes around the lawn at that time of the year and make it a feature. A pathway through a field of long grass and mushrooms sounds quite attractive to me.

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The secret is the soil.

When I had them the nursery told me the only way to eliminate them entirely was to dig up the decaying matter or wait for it to decay on it's own. In this case, it was a buried tree stump and removing it seemed to big a task, so I just let nature take it's course. The next year, I added some top soil and compost to level out the spot (since the ground settled due the decomposition) and did the same the following year. After that the problem disappeared.

patches

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

I usually go through once a day & pick them with the pooper scooper while I'm cleaning up after my dogs. I'd leave em alone, but I dont want my dogs munching on them. =-)

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Heidi
My Garden Journal