Lawn Care Advice

Shade, clay soil and poor drainage all help moss grow in the lawn so try a few natural control techniques to get more grass

Lawn weeds require a selective weed killer that will not kill grass. You then need to know which selective weed killer to use on your weed!

Iron or ferrous sulphate is the main moss killing compound and can be successfully used to slow moss growth and kill moss when removing it from the lawn

After you have raked and removed the moss the lawn may be thin and care so speed recovery and bring the lawn into use sooner by overseeding and fertilising

After you've raked and removed the moss the lawn may be thin and bare so speed recovery and bring the lawn into use sooner by over seeding and fertilising

Controlling weeds in a lawn requires a combination of strategies depending on the types of weeds and your preferences regarding chemical or non-chemical methods.

There are two main categories of lawn weeds: broad leaf weeds and grass weeds. Methods for controlling each are different.

How to kill lawn weeds that you see in summer from June through July and into August: ragwort, yarrow, thistles, selfheal, cinquefoil and hawkbit

How to identify and control weeds in the grass that you see in May such as clover, buttercup, cats ear, mouse ear hawkweed, trefoils and plantain

How to get rid of lawn weeds that you see from March such as celandine, chickweed, dandelion and woodrush.

How to get rid of lawn weeds that you see from April such as buttercup, chickweed, speedwell and ribwort plantain

This is the process of adding material to the surface of the lawn grass - usually loam or sandy loam mixes, sand or organic material.