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For the past year, you, the brilliant Lawns for You readers, have been reading the sage lawn care advice that pours forth from Duncan, our resident grass guru at Lawns for You towers. Well, we’ve decided to add another voice…

Constructing a New LawnGarden DesignGrass seed and how to plantGrass types and growing conditionsLawn Care Q&ALawn EnvironmentTroubleshooting & Restoration

Question: How Can I Easily and Accurately Measure my Lawn? I am trying to measure my lawn so that I can work out how much turf I need to buy, or possibly for buying grass seed. It’s a bit of…

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One of the most common questions I get asked in my landscaping business is when and how to aerate your turf. People want to know the exact optimal times to carry out aeration. Some people think June is too late,…

Lawn Care Q&A

Question: What Grass Seed should I Use for a Gravelly Surface? I come from Southern Cornwall and my front garden has pretty decent grass, but my back garden essentially just looks like gravel. I’m thinking about getting some tall fescue…

Lawn Care Q&A

We recently had a question from a regular reader which we thought was worth sharing in a Q&A. It concerns the common lawn care concerns of moss and clover. Lawn Care Question: My lawn’s made huge improvements this year –…