How to Improve your Lawns Looks

Healthy, green and thick grass shines in the sunlight. Here is what the lawn care experts do to create that beautiful center piece to the garden.

What is the best Looking Grass for Lawns
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.
Watering the Lawn
Watering the Lawn
Most people irrigate grass and turf incorrectly, which creates shallow roots and lots of weeds, so do it right or don’t do it at all!
How and why to roll the lawn
Rolling the Lawn
Rolling the lawn is to firm the surface and to correct frost heave. It will not flatten the surface or sort a bumpy lawn.
Restoring an Old Lawn
Restoring an Old Lawn
An old lawn suffers from compaction so any renovation should include an intense period of aeration, hollow tining and scarification to give it its best chance.
How to Make my Grass Thick
How to Make my Grass Thick
Making your lawn thicker and fuller will prevent moss and weeds whilst improving the wow factor of your grass.
How to Make my Grass Green
How to Make my Grass Green
So, your lawn is not as green as it could be! Here are the things that will make your grass super green!
Is my Lawn too Old?
Is my Lawn too Old?
An old lawn becomes very compacted and therefore doesn’t hold air or water well. This means it doesn’t respond well to fertiliser, dries prematurely in the summer, is prone to moss, disease and weeds and readily develops an unhealthy thatch layer.
Improving Drought Tolerance in Lawns
Improving Drought Tolerance in Lawns
With the right preparation, you can affect how long your lawn stays green during dry conditions. See how to retain the green in your grass in summer for longer.
How to Stop my Lawn Drying Out
How to Stop my Lawn Drying Out
If your lawn dries and the grass turns brown in summer, then improving lawn care and using a wetting agent can reduce the severity or stop it completely.
Best Grass Seed for Heavy use Lawns
Best Grass Seed for Heavy use Lawns
Several grass types are well-suited for hard-wearing, high-traffic lawns in temperate regions such as the UK. They are ideal for where children and dogs play.
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