What advice could you give to keep my lawn looking good all year round?

Nick’s tips for a perfect lawn:
Keeping your lawn looking like Wimbledon takes a lot of dedication, but you can achieve fantastic results if you follow these simple guide lines:

Spring
Make your first cut around Mid March, but set the blade high, lowering the blade as you mow more frequently, until you reach once a week around mid April.
Apply a combined weed killer and fertiliser dressing such as Evergreen Complete, or Verdone Extra for tough and persistent weeds. Sow new lawns now.

Summer
You can now mow twice a week, except in hot, dry weather, when mowing should be restricted to a minimum, with the blade raised, to avoid scorching.

Autumn
This is the busiest period in lawn care, when you will reap the reward for all your hard work the following year.
Sow lawns in September and scarify in October. You should also spike the lawn to improve the drainage.
Apply lawn food such as Evergreen Autumn Lawn Food, also use sand and moss killer to reduce the growth of moss next season.

Winter
The basic rule must be STAY OFF. Walking on frosted lawns will mean you get black footprints once the thaw happens. However, you can mow lightly in mild areas.

Free Advice
You don’t normally get owt for nowt, but Nick will be delighted to give you advice on any aspect of lawn preparation and care.

When lawns are looked after correctly they are a delight, acting as a foil to the colour of the garden and an area of rest for the eye. They can be for playing on or keeping off but whatever their use, a lawn does require attention and you’ll find everything you need here at Bretby.

And don’t forget, our staff are always on hand to offer advice on any aspect of garden care. We love to share our gardening knowledge because we’re not just garden centre employees, we’re horticultural professionals.

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