Throughout the next year Michelle will help with weed identification and the best way to get rid of them organically, and with the safe use of herbicides When…
Lawn Care
Rip out your lawn, says celebrity gardener Bob Flowerdew
Owning a lawn could soon be regarded as an environmental sin – like driving a gas-guzzling car. So says Bob Flowerdew, the Gardeners’ Question Time panellist, who claims it’s time…
Kris’s Blog: Sometimes a lazy approach to weeding pays off
A relaxed attitude to weeding my annual border has really paid off this year. I’m currently faced with a stunning display of annual poppies, but did I carefully prepare…
Product profile – reel mower
Here’s a new mower that brings reel, or cylinder, models up to date. Fiskars new Momentum™ is designed to be easier to push and incorporates better cutting power thanks…
Gardeners like to keep up appearances!
Britain is a nation of Hyacinth Buckets with over half the population frowning on neighbours with an overgrown garden. Litter, dead lawns, out-of-control hedges and kids’ toys strewn about raise…
Moss attacks the UK’s lawns
The Nation’s lawns are under attack from a plague of moss, thanks to the mild winter. Unseasonable temperatures have created “perfect conditions for moss to thrive,” according to turf-care firm…
Tried and tested – wheeled scarifiers
Wheeled scarifiers help to free the lawn of thatch. See which one of six on test came out top… Bosmere Lawn Scarifier N652 www.bosmere.com Telephone (01293) 586200 £32.95 BUILD…
Price of lawn turf set to soar
The price of lawn turf is set to soar. York-based Rolawn, Europe’s largest producer of turf, expects to put its prices up by 10 to 15 per cent later in the…
Timber decking survey sparks turf war
A study has claimed that Brits are ripping out timber decking and falling in love with lawns again – but timber experts say the survey is as rotten as old…
Go green, says the Royal Horticultural Society
Gardeners should consider the environmental impact of every aspect of their hobby, from mowing the lawn to watering the garden. So says the RHS which has released Gardening Matter: Urban…