Lawns for You

A guide to lawn care, lawn mowing and creating the perfect green lawn.

Month: January 2019

Lawn Diseases, Pests & problemsLawn EnvironmentLawn Maintenance

  1 – Compaction Compaction is the hardening of the ground in and around the surface, which inhibits water, air, and nutrients entering the soil profile. Compaction is caused by pressure on the surface, whether by feet, mowers, or weather,…

Bowling GreensFine TurfLawn Maintenance

What is aeration? I am often asked to explain what is meant by the term “aeration”. In simple terms it means taking any action to relieve compaction caused by feet, machinery, and weather conditions. If the soil becomes compacted, the…

Grass & lawn weedsLawn Diseases, Pests & problemsLawn EnvironmentLawn Fertilisers and ConditionersLawn Maintenance

We’ve recently carried out some quite extensive work with a client that I thought was well worth sharing. He owns quite a large lawn, around 1 acre in size, and came to us following a year where the weeds wouldn’t…

Constructing a New LawnGrass seed and how to plantLawn Care Q&ALawn Environment

TURFING OR SEEDING – A GUIDE TO HELP YOU DECIDE PREPARATION. The basic preparation of the soil is the same whether for seeding or turfing. The difference is that for seeding the final  preparation involves removal of all stones down…

Lawn Mowing

OVERVIEW If you have read my article  “what is the best mower for you“, and you want a lawn with stripes but prefer a rotary mower, then this review of the Cobra RM46SPB (find Cobra mowers here) is worth a…