Lawn Care

Best 100% Organic Fertiliser Alternatives to use as Lawn feed
Best 100% Organic Fertiliser Alternatives to use as Lawn feed
Undertaking 100% organic gardening can feel like a long way off when you don’t know much about it. Even more so when there are so many non-organic products on the... Read more...
Best Lawn Fertiliser Spreaders Compared
Best Lawn Fertiliser Spreaders Compared
Spreading fertiliser evenly across your lawn is ABSOLUTELY essential to creating a nice looking lawn.   And there's a reason for that...   Because if it's not spread evenly, it... Read more...
How to fertilise the lawn for SUPERB Results
How to fertilise the lawn for SUPERB Results
Fertiliser can be confusing. Especially when it comes to NPK - whaaat? Actually, when it's broken down, it's not that bad really. Fertiliser has one main function when it comes... Read more...
How to stop birds eating your Grass Seed
How to stop birds eating your Grass Seed
When you sow grass seed, you want to give it the best chance of survival against the competition in the soil. Though the soil isn't the only challenge. You're also... Read more...
Lawn Sand - What, Why, When & How to apply
Lawn Sand - What, Why, When & How to apply
It's easy to get confused between the different types of lawn sand.   Some have chemicals in them and can only be used during the growing season. Others are naturally... Read more...
Spring Lawn Renovation for Shade & Wet Areas - Step by Step
Spring Lawn Renovation for Shade & Wet Areas - Step by Step
So, you've laid new turf or even sown seed. You created a lush lawn last year, the Winter's come and gone and we're heading into the new, warm season. BUT!... Read more...
How to care for newly laid turf - Mowing Seeding & Watering
How to care for newly laid turf - Mowing Seeding & Watering
So, you pay hundreds of pounds to have turf laid because you know it will look great immediately. Don't be fooled by the short term success of turf though. If... Read more...
Month by Month UK Lawn Care Calendar
Month by Month UK Lawn Care Calendar
  This post is written as an accompany to my other post - How to take care for my lawn year round     Download FREE PDF Calendar   January... Read more...
De-thatching - 4 ways to remove lawn thatch in UNDER 10 minutes
De-thatching - 4 ways to remove lawn thatch in UNDER 10 minutes
So, you've been maintaining your lawn as much as possible through Spring, Summer and Autumn. Yet you step out onto the lawn on a crisp late Autumn day, only to... Read more...
My Lawn Care Diary: October 2021
My Lawn Care Diary: October 2021
So, it's now coming to the end of October and, if I'm honest, I've been doing things slightly later in the year than I would have liked. It's not always... Read more...
Weed & Feed for lawns - DO you or DON'T you?
Weed & Feed for lawns - DO you or DON'T you?
The big question - Should I weed and feed or should I weed THEN feed?   In this article, I'm going through all the pros and cons of using weed... Read more...
How to level a bumpy lawn using a compost, topsoil or sand mix
How to level a bumpy lawn using a compost, topsoil or sand mix
When I first sowed my grass seed for my new lawn - I'll be honest - the soil wasn't the flattest. That meant once the new grass had germinated, although... Read more...