Help & Advice

Our Help & Advice provides expert knowledge which is easy to follow on all topics related to grass seed, wildflower seed and fertiliser.

5 Reasons to grow wild this summer

Here at The Grass People we're a little bit biased in our love for wildflowers, but here's 5 reasons why you should love them too!
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Making sense of fertilisers

A wise man once said, ‘good lawn management calls for a regular lawn feeding programme’. We couldn’t agree more with Dr.D.G.Hessayon, who said this exact sentence in the gardener’s unofficial bible – The Lawn Expert.
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How to repair a drought damaged lawn

Ah, the summer of 2018 – the weather was ridiculously warm, lasted for weeks, and in the process – made lots of lawns very, very dry and drought stricken indeed.
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Finding the right fertiliser

Finding the one can be hard. Finding the right fertiliser? Easy, with our super handy guide. Fertilising your garden, just like finding the one, may seem like a bit of a myth. We’re here to tell you it’s not!
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Types of grass seed: Getting the most out of your mixture

In many cases, unless you consider yourself a lawn expert - you’ll buy a bag of grass seed and not know or care what seed you’re sowing providing it grows!
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Knowing what to sow: How much grass seed should I sow?

There are normally two occasions in which you will need to know how much grass seed to sow; If you’re creating a new lawn If you’re overseeding an old one
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Choosing the best seed for a shaded lawn

There are good lawns, bad lawns, and then there are shaded lawns – which are the awkward in-betweener. They have the potential to be great but are unfortunately plighted by shaded spots that kill off grass and leave your lawn in a bit of a patchy pickle.
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How to create your own wildflower garden

If you’ve ever watched, say, the Chelsea Flower Show and thought to yourself, ‘Gosh, wouldn’t a wildflower meadow be lovely?’ then you’re in the right place. Yes, wildflower meadows are lovely, and even lovelier than that - they are amazingly easy to look after.
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Spring sowing guide 2019: Prep, set and go!

Ah yes, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. We just love sowing season here at The Grass People, little green shoots are coming up, the weather is milder and much greener gardens are starting to appear. If you want to be one of those in the know, and with a luscious and long-lasting green lawn this summer, then follow our Spring Sowing Guide 2019 below for how to get going, with the sowing!
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How to measure your lawn

Lawns come in all shapes and sizes, which is wonderful, until you need to work out how to measure one that isn’t a conventional shape or size! If you plan to sow a new lawn, or overseed an existing one, you will need to measure your lawn to calculate how much grass seed you’ll need.
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