Category: Lawn Care
Controlling Moss
Moss thrives on any lawn which is very wet, where the soil is compacted, or where grass is constantly kept too short. You can eradicate it by applying a proprietary brand of moss killer, or sulphate of iron, but if the conditions are not permanently addressed, the moss will return year after year. Sometimes, the [...]
Weeding the lawn
There are a number of ways to keep a lawn weed free. A new lawn will probably contain thousands of weeds and the only way to eradicate them once the lawn is established, is to use a selective weed killer. Selective weed killers, which kill broad leaf plants and not grass, can also be used [...]
Feeding The Lawn
A lawn should not be fed during the first year. Once an established lawn is growing well in late May or June, you should give it a proprietary spring and summer feed. This mixture has a high nitrogen and potash content to green up the lawn and encourage strong growth. A tired looking lawn can [...]
Scarifying the lawn
Use either a spring tined rake or a scarifier after the first cut of the season in order to remove the dead grass left by the winter and any moss that has accumulated. It’s also a good idea to scarify again in July and once more in September just before the last cut. Remove the [...]
Create The Perfect Lawn
Before you start digging, or calling the turf company, think about what you want to achieve. What shape are you looking for? Are you going to have a traditional square shape, or a unique one with nice long sweeping curves? The latter will make mowing easier as it will minimise the number of times you [...]
Top Dressing
What is top dressing and why top dress the lawn? Topdressing the lawn is the process of adding a fine layer of ‘home mixed quality soil’ to the lawn surface. Top dressing benefits the lawn as it builds up the quality of the soil over a period of time, – sandy soils will be able [...]
Frequently Asked Questions For Lawn
What lawn seed is used at Wimbledon? Wimbledon often uses a mixture of 70% Perennial Ryegrass and 30% Creeping Red Fescue on their grass courts. Cutting is done daily and sometimes even twice a day with heights as low as 1/4 inch.
Mowing the lawn
If you start mowing fairly early in the season it is easier to keep the grass neatly trimmed and looking good. If you allow the grass to grow long before the first cut, it is more difficult to cut and scalping the lawn spoils its look.
Watering the lawn
Established turf generally withstands dry periods, but growth is retarded. Under drought stress, turfgrasses dry up and the leaves roll and turn a dull purplish colour, a process called dry wilt. However, too much water may induce wet wilt, which occurs when the soils become saturated, and the movement of oxygen into the soil and [...]
