Lawn Care Advice

Over sowing, patching, seed age, time and how quickly you need your lawn to be useable will all affect grass seed sowing rates. Read our test for old seed

If your lawn has straw coloured grass or is soft and springy it might need scarifying or de-thatching. Here is how to check

After a dismal winter your lawn can be in a terrible state. Help is at hand here!

You need three things when you use seed to repair your lawn; good seed to soil contact, even distribution of seed and finally constant moisture

Worn patches of lawn, hollows, mole hills, fairy rings, shade and tree roots: a few simple techniques and a handful of lawn grass seed can make all the difference

The introduction of new grass seed into the lawn. Some of the reasons for renovation may be excess thatch, weed grasses, bumps or lawn disease

For repairs 10 to 20 grass seeds per square inch is enough. For new lawns you can use more or less depending on what you want to achieve

How to revive and repair burnt summer lawns and grass after a long period with little or no rain

Follow the Lawn Mowing Calendar to give your grass the best cut. Use the frequency and height settings and you'll have a better lawn

​You have a few options for grass cuttings. You can leave them on the lawn in some circumstances or compost, mulch or recycle them.

Most people mow their lawns too close. This causes thinning, weed and moss invasion, disease and premature drying

How to mow ornamental and croquet lawns with consideration to mower type, mowing height and frequency all being governed by grass quality and the seasons.