How to Improve your Lawns Looks

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.

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!

Rolling the lawn is to firm the surface and to correct frost heave. It will not flatten the surface or sort a bumpy 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.

Making your lawn thicker and fuller will prevent moss and weeds whilst improving the wow factor of your grass.

So, your lawn is not as green as it could be! Here are the things that will make your grass super green!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Not all grass makes for a good lawn: some invaders that need control are couch grass, yorkshire fog, meadow grass and some rye grasses

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