Lawn Care
Advice and
information
for achieving the perfect lawn.
See our lawn care advice section for helpful hints
on maintaining the perfect lawn. 
Lawn Garden Tips
Watering - Rainfall is normally
sufficient to keep the roots supplied with moisture, but dry
spells do occur in late spring and summer months. The first
sign of drought will be colour change, from green to straw or
even brown. It is advisable to water at the coolest time of
day, early or late, and best with a lawn care rotary sprinkler.
A good watering once a week is preferable to over watering,
unless it is extremely hot. In this way deep root development
will be encouraged. Weed control - This is really down to good
management. With an established lawn, laid with good
quality seed or turf, the rules for maintaining it
include tiie following. Appropriate mowing, at the
correct height and little and often, and proper watering
especially at the hint of a dry spell. For general
lawn maintenance scarifying helps to control
weeds and envigorates lawn growth, as does proper
feeding. Good fertility combats the growth of weeds and
builds the strength of the grass. Worm casts invite weed
seeds, worm control is necessary, and prevention of
disease in bare patches.
Fertilizer for lawn care - Lawns need their
Spring feed most of all, especially one containing nitrogen,
backed up with both phosphates and potash. One feed per annum
is not enough, and a Summer feed, if the lawn is looking a
little jaded should contain either a proprietary lawn tonic, or
nitrogen rich fertilizer. An Autumn feed should concentrate
more on phosphates and potash rather than nitrogen, possibly
combined with a worm killer and disease preventive.

Mowing - Mowing keeps the lawn garden looking
attractive. It should he done regularly, from March to October,
with sharp blades, set not too low. It is better to mow when
the grass is dry, to reduce mower clogging. The mower should be
moved in a constant direction at a steady pace, and not
hoovered backwards and forwards. When newly sown grass reaches
2" or 3" inches high, the top inch can be mowed
with care.
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