Lawn Care Guides and Advice

Very few gardens are without a lawn yet most gardeners give them little thought. They drag out the mower in the Spring and scalp the turf every Sunday like a religious ritual. The mowings are dropped into the compost bin or even into the dustbin taking with them the nutrients that have grown the grass.

The Perfect Lawn

No wonder so many lawns end up a greenish patch of weeds with puddles and mud in the winter and brown parched deserts in the summer criss-crossed with cracks.

Yet a good looking lawn provides the perfect canvass on which to paint the flower borders and bushes. A lawn is the carpet for those rare summer days when family and neighbours gather around the barbeque and the it’s the football pitch or cricket ground where the children do their best to turn it into a sea of mud.

With a little extra care, the lawn can be something to be proud of. Practical and decorative at the same time.

Hopefully these articles will provide some help and allow you to have the lawn you want without more than a little extra effort.

Lawn Care Tip

One quick tip for you – if you don’t have the time (or will) to produce the perfect bowling green lawn, going around the edges with a half-moon blade edging tool will make any lawn look twice as neat, even if it needs a mow.

Artificial Grass Can be the Answer

I've always disapproved of artificial grass, feeling it's just another form of paving. This isn't good for the environment, not least because of the problems of coping with unusual rainfall events in urban areas. However, 'never say never'! I've found...

Renovating a Lawn Restoring an Old or Damaged Lawn

Exactly how you renovate a lawn will depend on when you start. There is no point in spring feeding a lawn as autumn comes to a close! Assuming it's anywhere between April and September when the grass is growing well, the first thing to do is to apply...

Monthly Lawn Care Guide, Through the Year Lawn Guide

A guide on keeping your lawn in top condition through the year January & February Good news, there is nothing to do apart from avoiding walking on it when frozen or soggy if you can. Even if the weather is good, resist any urges to get working. March...

Lawn Sand & Feed Mixes, Top Dressing, Moss Killer Recipe

Whilst you can buy proprietary lawn feed and lawn 'Weed & Feed' these can work out quite expensive and there is a major problem with 'Weed & Feed'. The selective herbicides used in lawn weedkillers are very effective but they are retained in...

Removing & Controlling Lawn Moss Improve Your Lawn

After the summer you’ll probably have noticed that your garden is looking a little worse for wear. As your summer plants begin to die off in order to make way for the winter you may notice your grass has become a little lack lustre as the demand of t...

How to Lay Turf - Laying new turf to replace a lawn

If your grass has gone passed revival then the laying of your new turf will have to be done sooner rather than later and it’s important to set aside enough time to make sure you get it right. Although it may seem like a big job, it really isn’t, and a f...