To help you deal with the many different weeds, pests and diseases that can affect the quality of your lawn I have produced an e-book specifically dealing with the subject of identifying the causes and dealing with the effects. I…

As promised I am using a waste area behind my house – my wildlife garden at the moment! – as a demonstration plot on how to construct a new lawn. The area is approximately 140 square metres, fairly flat, and…

When deciding to construct a new lawn it is very important to make a number of decisions before physically starting the work. First of these is to look closely at the site and how best to design the lawn taking…

Update, September 2026: I have folded the advice below into a much fuller guide, Artificial Grass Offers a Realistic, Quality Lawn Grass Alternative, which covers choosing a grass that looks real, what it costs, and step by step installation with…

Although I love working with real grass and am very much an environmentalist, there are many situations where an artificial lawn would not be out of place, and in fact would be an ideal replacement for the real thing. They…