Lawn Care Advice

Soil, in general, consists of a mineral content of sand, silt and clay; an organic content of dead and living plants, insects, invertebrates and animals; a water content with many dissolved substances (fertiliser); and finally, air.

Be sensible with lawn and garden weed killers, chemicals and pesticides. Incorrect use or disposal can be harmful

Liquid lawn weed killers such as Resolva, Weedol or Verdone, are better for the grass, worse for the weeds whilst being pet friendly and child safe

With a big range of selective weed killing ingredients these spray on lawn herbicides will control most common broadleaf weeds in your grass

Weeds don't like a healthy lawn so keep common and broadleaf weeds out with good lawn care, regular maintenance and fertiliser treatments

These weedkillers for DIY use on lawns contain the same weed killing ingredients and are as strong as those used by the green keeper

Start by mowing the grass on the short side on a dry day, Next, portion your top dressing mix into a number of small piles placed evenly around the lawn.

Too much weed and feed is not good for the grass so use ready to use sprayers to keep on top of common broadleaved and recurring weeds.

Choose the right sprayer for your lawn from sprinkle bar watering can attachments for small areas of grass to knapsack sprayers for the larger lawn

You can only put weed killer on the whole lawn once or twice a year so get the timing, conditions and concentration right to improve weed control in your grass.

For most lawns, you need a sandy loam or a loam top soil mixture. This means the top dressing has all the components of a good soil.

Speedwell, celandine, woodrush and violets can get out of control in the lawn so various weed control methods are needed to kill, control or remove them