You are here: > Home > How to... > Garden for wildlife > 16. Guide to lawncare for greener gardeners - spring

Plants and gardening special offers from Gardening Direct

Gardening Direct

Garden furniture and more from B and Q:

B and Q

Previous page | Next page

16. Guide to lawncare for greener gardeners - spring

  • Aim to remove no more that a third of the growth, so start mowing early in the year and adjust the mower's cutting height if necessary.
  • Collect the mowings if there are lots.
    • Mow the grass to leave it at least half an inch high (preferably one inch), so that it can survive spells of drought. Then there is no need to water the lawn to keep it green.
  • Stop mowing if the grass stops growing.
  • Kill moss with lawn sand, then rake out the dead moss after a few days.
  • Weeds in lawns are a problem for greener gardeners who don't want to use weedkillers. The simplest method of getting rid of individual weeds is to dig them out. Cut out buttercups and daisies at ground level. Deep-rooted weeds like dandelions, plantains and couch grass need to be taken out with as much of the root attached as possible. In the case of lawns infested with large numbers of weeds the best long-term solution is to create conditions in which grasses thrive. Use spot weedkillers on the lawn only as a last resort!
  • Click on this lawncare link for more information.

Previous page | Next page

Screwfix Direct logo

Screwfix Direct's Landscaping and outdoor section. Click on guide for more info.


Screwfix

Visit Thompson and Morgan

Gardening Equipment

Comment on '16. Guide to lawncare for greener gardeners - spring'

  Email address

  Name

  Website http://...(optional)

Type into the empty box (below) the four letters you can see.

If the letters are difficult to read, click on the blue arrows for a new set.



See our privacy statement


stars-character