If you're thinking of paying someone to take care of your lawn, it's wise to ask a few lawn care questions before you part with any cash.
Fortunately, it's fairly easy to find out whether or not your lawn care specialist genuinely knows their stuff. Before you hire a lawn care company, ask them the following lawn care questions...
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Whether you've recently been made redundant or you just want to do something different with your life now that you've hit the big four-oh, it's perfectly normal to think about making a career change as you near 40.
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Gardens sell houses - at least, that's what new research from Rightmove says.
As a general rule, properties with gardens have always been worth more than those without, but this is truer than ever right now. Thanks to the events of the past few months, demand for outdoor space has soared to an unprecedented high.
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Lawn weeds are a year-round nuisance, but they can be particularly pesky in the summertime. Long, warm days create ideal growing conditions for many varieties of weed, and periods of drought can limit your lawn's ability to compete with other plants.
We’ve compiled a list of some of the more common UK lawn weeds that tend to flower in the summertime. We’ve also included pictures along with descriptions to help you better identify the weeds invading your lawn.
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Grass is pretty durable stuff. Animals can munch on it, lawn mowers can decimate it, the summer can starve it of moisture, the winter can cover it in frost...whatever the world throws at it, that grass just keeps on growing.
So you might wonder why people bother to put up those signs that say 'KEEP OFF THE GRASS'. Surely if grass can withstand the stress of weekly mowing sessions and suchlike, it's not going to be troubled by a few meagre footsteps, is it?
Well, no - if you've ever ignored a 'KEEP OFF THE GRASS' sign, you probably weren't snuffing out countless plant lives with every step you took.
But to say that walking on grass causes no problems whatsoever would be incorrect.
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