Parched Earth and Dry Lawns

Many parts of the country are still suffering from a severe shortage of rainfall; rainfall that brings not only moisture but nitrogen to help plant life. So if you are able to water lawns it will help immensely but there is another trick you can try which is to apply a wetting agent. Wetting agents, […]
The coldest March…since records began?
I’m sure the met office will tell us soon but we could be heading for the coldest March ever recorded! Lawn care statisticians monitor plant and insect growth using data known as ‘growth degree days’. GDD tracks the impact of temperature on growth of plant life and we are currently 75% down on March of […]
Britain’s Best Lawn 2017
Britain’s Best Lawn Competition
Spring?
Spring beckons and this is the time to turn your attention to the garden; give the borders a good thinning out so new growth can breathe and develop as the days get longer. Likewise with lawns; hopefully you won’t have too much moss or it has already been treated with a liquid iron solution to […]
Using Pesticides
CPA leaflet The Crop Protection Association advisory document on best practice for using pesticides.