Whether you’re after a play lawn or bowling green everyone will follow similar procedures and methods, though the enthusiast may take two or three times longer over it! Do it right and it'll be easy to maintain; cut corners and you'll regret it!

  • Seed vs Turf
    Creating a New Lawn

    Seed vs Turf

    The range of types of grass is generally far greater with grass seed than turf thus allowing you to have exactly the right type of lawn for your needs

  • Turf & Seed Quality
    Creating a New Lawn

    Turf & Seed Quality

    The freshness of garden turf or lawn grass seed can be checked quite easily. Be careful with so called luxury garden turf - it may not mean what you think it does!

  • Play Lawns to Ornamental Lawns
    Creating a New Lawn

    Play Lawns to Ornamental Lawns

    Matching use to seed type is critical. There are play lawns, ornamental lawns, and plenty in between so we try to make the choice as simple as possible

  • Dry or Shady Lawns
    Creating a New Lawn

    Dry or Shady Lawns

    If your garden is dry, poor soil or has a lot of shade planting fescues and particularly rhizomatous tall fescue grass seed can be very useful

  • What is the best Looking Grass for Lawns
    How to Improve your Lawns Looks

    What is the best Looking Grass for Lawns

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so the nicest grass for your lawn in the UK will be an individual choice based on stripes, greenness and fineness of leaf.

  • Seed & Turf Quantities
    Creating a New Lawn

    Seed & Turf Quantities

    Garden turf is not cheap so you need to measure accurately. With grass seed being so much cheaper you can afford to be generous when sowing a lawn from seed

  • Planning the New Lawn
    Creating a New Lawn

    Planning the New Lawn

    If you get this part right the grass will be easier to maintain and cause fewer lawn care problems. Timing is also important when sowing grass seed or laying turf

  • Preparing the Ground
    Creating a New Lawn

    Preparing the Ground

    Proper preparation of the ground for a new lawn will reward you with years of problem free lawn care, easier mowing and a beautiful healthy lawn

  • How to Sow Grass Seed
    Creating a New Lawn

    How to Sow Grass Seed

    When you plant grass seed do it correctly and at the best time of year to ensure success. Moisture, warmth and fertiliser are the essentials

  • How to Plant Grass Seed for Guaranteed Success
    Grass Seeding Techniques and Problems

    How to Plant Grass Seed for Guaranteed Success

    A step by step guide on how to prepare the ground, sow your grass seed, protect and nurture it to create a brilliant lawn in a matter of weeks.

  • How to Lay Turf
    Creating a New Lawn

    How to Lay Turf

    When you are laying turf do it methodically and at the best time of year to ensure success. Start by rolling out and laying the first row of turf grass to form your border

  • All about Grass Seed Germination
    Creating a New Lawn

    All about Grass Seed Germination

    Planting and growing a lawn from grass seed requires warmth, moisture and air to ensure success. Learn what's needed for a great lawn in quick order.

  • How to Water Grass Seed
    Creating a New Lawn

    How to Water Grass Seed

    Watering grass seed is quite different from the way you would water a lawn. The golden rule is never let the seed dry out so frequent light watering is needed.

  • The No 1 Best Way to Protect Grass Seed
    Grass Seeding Techniques and Problems

    The No 1 Way to Protect Grass Seed

    Covering your precious newly planted grass seed with polythene sheeting is not only an effective protection from birds but also drying winds and torrential downpours. Very cheap, easy to lay and speeds germination.