Martin Haworth our expert of the day, writes:

It’s easy to kid yourself into believing that you know more about your lawn and garden than you really do. To move your efforts to the next level, you will need to get some help from someone who really knows what they are doing.

It requires hard work and skill to get a great lawn. It’s more than just keeping your grass cut regularly. Sometimes you will need a little lawn care help to get over the tricky problems.

Maybe you have weeds you can’t shift or advice on the right treatment at the right time of year. And there are always professionals around you can call on with the level of knowledge you need.

To maintain a great looking lawn that is lush and green, takes effort and making an annual plan can minimize effort and maximize results.

By doing this you will have a deliverable schedule that will ged rid of weeds and other problems early on, reducing the need for a lot more effort later in the year. Being pro-active earlier in the season, you will nip problems in the bud and infestations and infections affection your lawn will be a lot less likely or severe.

Martin Haworth our expert of the day, writes:

And a challenge it can be, especially when there are so many ways to make a difference to your lawn, and so little time.

It’s at this stage that you might think that starting below the surface, with grass roots lawn care, is going a bit far. After all, what with weeding and feeding; manually tugging those obstinate weeds up by hand; not to mention the week in, week out need to mow, why would you want to work on the part that no-one sees?

Well then, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that whatever you do above the surface will be offset by the poor infrastructure that you can’t see.

And by taking your grass roots lawn care seriously, the good news is that your work above will not only be easier, but it will be more effective and better sustained too!

The healthiest lawns are those that get a broad range of maintenance and this will be a beneficial effect that will improve year on year. So, it’s really two good bits of news!