Lawns for You

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

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…

Constructing a New LawnGarden DesignNot Categorised

Being a master garden designer takes years of work and training and even the best in their field will have struggled to get their first attempt right. If you are attempting a garden design for the first time, you fear…

Artificial GrassConstructing a New LawnGarden DesignGrass TypesGrass types and growing conditionsLawn EnvironmentLawn Maintenance

Having a dog or cat does not have to mean giving up on having an attractive garden. With a little planning, you can create a smart, pet-friendly landscaping design that both you and them can enjoy. Pet-friendly landscaping will also…

Grass types and growing conditionsLawn EnvironmentLawn MaintenanceLawn Mowing

Mower Maintenance. I would like to stress the importance of maintaining your machinery. By far the most common problems I see on lawns [ and just as often on golf and bowling greens] are caused by blunt, badly set, or…

Bowling GreensGrass types and growing conditionsLawn Care Q&ALawn cultivationLawn EnvironmentLawn Fertilisers and ConditionersLawn MaintenanceTroubleshooting & Restoration

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,…