Lawn Care

Quick Answer The best time to sow grass seed in the UK is late August to the end of September, with mid April to May as the second window. Sow when the soil is above 8°C. Prepare a weed-free, level, firm seedbed, sow 35 to 50g per square metre in two passes at right angles, […]

Quick Answer Grass seed takes 7 to 21 days to germinate in the UK when the soil is above 8°C and kept moist. Perennial Ryegrass appears first, in 5 to 10 days, Fescues take 7 to 14 days and Bents 10 to 21 days. A new lawn is usually ready for its first cut after […]

Quick Answer Water new turf until the soil underneath is wet as soon as it is laid, then soak it every two to three days for the first fortnight, easing to twice a week by week five. Keep off it for two weeks. Once it passes the tug test, usually at three to four weeks, […]

Quick Answer The best grass seed for most UK gardens is a hard wearing mix led by Perennial Ryegrass, such as Johnsons TuffGrass for family lawns. For shade, choose a Fescue and Meadow Grass mix like Boston Seeds Shady Lawn. For fine ornamental lawns, pick a Fescue and Bent mix with no Ryegrass. Match the […]

Quick Answer Rolled turf in the UK costs about £3.30 to £5.40 per square metre delivered when you buy 40 rolls or more, and up to £10 per roll for very small orders. A typical 50m² lawn needs about £235 to £300 of turf if you lay it yourself, or roughly £750 to £1,750 for […]

Quick Answer To level a lawn, fill shallow dips by top dressing with a sandy loam mix no more than 1cm deep at a time, letting the grass grow through between layers. For deeper hollows or bumps, cut an H shape in the turf, peel it back, add or remove soil, then relay it and […]

Quick Answer Lay turf in autumn (September to November) or spring (March to April) when the soil is above 8°C. Clear every perennial weed, dig to 15cm, add compost or topsoil, rake level, firm it by treading, then rake a fine tilth. Lay rolls in a staggered brick pattern, butt joints tightly, and soak the […]

Quick Answer For most UK gardens under 500m², a quality cordless mower now matches petrol for cutting performance, and the real decision is which battery platform to buy into. Starting from scratch, my picks are the Greenworks G40LM41K2X for an all-round medium lawn and the EGO LM1702E-SP if you want the best self-propelled performance money […]

Quick Answer For most UK gardens, a battery cordless mower is now the practical choice, quiet, powerful enough for weekly cuts, and free of annual servicing. My picks: the Webb WEER33 for small lawns and tight budgets, the EGO LM1702E-SP for the best battery performance on a medium plot, and the Hayter Harrier 41 if […]

Quick answer: For a typical UK back garden under 300 square metres on a tight budget, the WORX Landroid Vision Cloud WR303E at around £630 is the robot mower I would fit, because it needs no wire and no antenna. Larger gardens up to 800 square metres do better with the LiDAR-guided Segway Navimow i208, […]