Looking after your lawn in Spring

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Spring is a very important season for looking after your lawn. After the rigours of winter it needs careful attention as soon as the days start to lengthen and the grass starts to grow. Giving the lawn the care it needs now will ensure the best possible results throughout the year. Mowing As the … [Read more...]

Now is an ideal time to prevent damage caused by Chafer Grubs

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Chafer grubs are the larvae of the chafer beetle. They can cause problems on any grassed area including lawns by feeding on the roots of grass plants. The adults range from 9 to 39 mm in length and have different coloured heads and wings cases. The adults emerge between the end of May and July … [Read more...]

Looking after your lawn in Summer

Mowing As temperatures hot up and we move into summer the growth of your lawn may actually start to slow down, mow as and when necessary never taking more than one third of the length of the plant off in any one cut. As always a sharp mower is essential. If temperatures become very hot your lawn … [Read more...]

Rolawn TV – Practical ‘How to’ Videos

Rolawn TV - Helping you create a beautiful garden with our practical ‘How to’ videos. Rolawn Direct are one of the leading suppliers of lawn turf and lawn related products in the UK with their website offering lots of useful advice. Now they also have a number of informative videos to help you … [Read more...]

Alternative Lawns

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A lush, well manicured, green lawn is most people's idea of the perfect lawn but if you are looking for something a little easier to maintain or just fancy something a bit different then why not sow a wildflower or chamomile lawn? Creating a colourful wildflower area in your garden is extremely easy … [Read more...]

Lawn Problems

Even after following a strict maintenance programme you may find your lawn occasionally requires additional work or succumbs to pests or diseases. Thatch Thatch is a build-up of dead bits of grass on the surface of the soil and is quite natural in lawns that are getting old. The thatch prevents rain … [Read more...]

A New Lawn from Seed

Growing grass from seed costs a lot less than using turf but you can only really sow a lawn during April-May or September-early October. It takes 4-6 months before you have a usable lawn so it is usually best to sow during the Autumn. Although you have to wait longer for a lawn from seed, it's a lot … [Read more...]

A New Lawn from Turf

Turf  is pre-grown grass, which is cut from the ground ready for you to use as an instant lawn. There are two types of turf available, Cultivated and Meadow. Cultivated turf if the most expensive but it gives a good quality lawn. Meadow turf is cheaper but it may have weeds or bare patches so will … [Read more...]

4 Easy Steps to a Great Lawn

Not everyone has the time to spend on a full year-round lawn maintenance routine, if this applies to you then here are a few easy jobs you can carry out which will make a difference to your lawn in a short space of time. 1)  Mowing The easiest way to make it look as if you are on top of your lawn … [Read more...]