Grass Seed Advice

Grass Seed Advice

Whether you're a complete novice or lawn care connoisseur, our informational yet easy-to-follow guides cover all aspects of grass seed, grass sowing, lawn seed, growing and maintenance.

How to repair leatherjacket damage in your lawn
Life after leatherjackets seems rather wonderful – you’ve got to the root of the problem and decimated those grizzly grubs from your lawn. Unfortunately, when brought back to reali…
When to mow and fertilise a new lawn
Knowing when to mow and fertilise your newly seeded lawn can become a bit of a conundrum, especially when summer growth can make new lawns appear established within just a few week…
How to control weeds in a newly seeded lawn
When your new grass starts to grow, it can be quite alarming when weeds start to grow with it. Sometimes, despite the most thorough seedbed preparation, weeds can lay dormant in so…
How to get rid of leatherjackets
Leatherjackets are a brown grub-like blight on many UK lawns causing clusters of yellowing, dead grass. If leatherjackets are present in your lawn, you may also notice birds attack…
How to manage your cricket grounds
Maintaining the pristine finish of a high-end cricket ground isn’t an easy task, especially with pitches in use for long periods of the spring and summer months. A well-managed pit…
How to flood proof your lawn
If there’s a storm a-brewing, your first thought may be to batten down the hatches, which is a wise move to stop trampolines flying away! Whilst gathering your runaway garden furnitur…
What’s going on in my lawn? UK Lawn Care Advice
Sometimes, despite your very best efforts, strange and (quite frankly – startling) things can appear on your lawn. Of course, most of us can recognise issues with moss or weeds, but b…
What is Red Thread and what can I do about it?
Summer should be the honeymoon period of your lawn care calendar, so when pinkish / red blades (red thread) start appearing in your lawn, naturally, it can cause alarm bells.
How to repair a drought damaged lawn
Ah, it's summertime! But wait, we didn't expect the weather to be this ridiculously warm in the U.K., and it has lasted for weeks, making lots of lawns very, very dry and drought-s…
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.
Two typical winter lawn diseases and how to fight them
Winter is the perfect time for a villainous and deadly disease to take hold of your lawn throughout winter – especially when you’re not looking behind you! So, if you want your gar…
Great Lawns Made Simple: Aeration for lawns
The final episode in our Great Lawns Made Simple series is on aeration for lawns.
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