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    9 Reasons why Aerating Lawns Makes Sense

    November 20, 2014

    We think that Aeration it is one of the very best things one can do for the lawn (apart from mowing properly of course!). Sometimes called spiking, or tining, aeration does not have an instant, visible impact on the lawn but it does have these other great benefits:

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    Keeping Leaves off the Lawn in Autumn - why not make Leaf Mould?

    October 9, 2014

    Leaves can spell doom for lawns if they are left on the lawn for any length of time. Under the leaf blanket the grass plants are deprived of light and therefore will thin and die off, the leaves as they decompose are also very attractive to worms and will encourage the...

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    How to Mow like a Professional

    September 3, 2014

    My Team and I have been working recently on our top tips for a professional mowing job. Here are our pearls of wisdom from what we have learnt over the years of mowing lawns week in week out: 

     

    1. Start out with a decent mower and choose a mower that is appropriate for...

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    Watering Lawns in the Summer

    June 20, 2014

    Our customer base seems to be very divided as to whether they like to water their lawns over the summer months. Of course, if you wish your lawn to stay green in a dry summer, then water is the only answer.

     

    To keep your lawn looking green and healthy, the trick with wa...

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    Red Thread

    June 5, 2014

    Red Thread seems to be a perennial problem every summer for our lawns here in London. This disease starts by the lawn looking at first glance as if it has a little thatch in some patches. One of those "yellow patches" that sometimes just appears on the lawn. It's worth...

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    Rain and Compaction make for Unhappy Waterlogged Lawns this Winter

    January 22, 2014

    Compaction is one of the key elements that prevent lawns from prospering. Compaction occurs when the grains of material, which form the soil, become squeezed together so that there are no gaps in between the soil particles.

     

    This accretion has a number of effects. First...

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    Best Practise Winter Lawn Care

    December 12, 2013

    With temperatures at last now feeling really wintery and the recent hard frosts, you'd be forgiven for completely forgetting all about your lawn! However there are a few tips to bear in mind at this time of year that will ensure that your lawn overwinters as well as it...

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    "Winterising" your Lawn

    December 1, 2013

    Winter lawn care always seems to be something that gets rather missed off the gardener's calendar, but there are some things that we can do now to improve our lawns for next summer - always with the goal in mind of a lush green sward next June... (something I find myse...

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    The Myth of the Last Cut

    November 23, 2013

    From September onwards our clients keep asking us when they should be doing their "last cut". I think that in London there is really no such thing, that is unless we get a really cold winter like last year and everything just stops! Grass doesn't stop growing until the...

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