Did you know that gardens cover more space than all UK National Nature Reserves put together? This really highlights how important it is to keep your garden fresh and healthy, since they play such a vital role in supporting your local ecosystem.
If you’re looking for a way to make your lawn more ‘easy on the eye’ whilst turning it into something beneficial for pollinators, one of the best ways to achieve this is by growing flowers in your garden.
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We've previously shown you how to mow a lawn, but mowing the edges of your lawn can be a fiddly and frustrating job. However, if you choose the right approach, you should be able to get those edges looking good without too much difficulty.
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Mowing your lawn is one of those chores that always seems to need doing, particularly in the warmer months when grass is at its fastest growing speed. It can be very easy to say “I’ll do it tomorrow”, the day that never comes, and before you know it you’ve got knee high grass and a lawn mower covered with a thick layer of dust!
Leaving your lawn for a day or two might seem like an innocent delay, but leaving grass to grow for excessively long periods of time can actually have adverse effects on your lawn.
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There are a lot of expressions around that use grass growing as a unit of time measurement, such as “he’s not one to let the grass grow under his feet”, or “it’s like watching grass grow and paint dry”. But all of these expressions beg the question, just how long does it take for grass to grow?
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When it comes to grass, there a lot of things that could be affecting the colour; the conditions are too dry, too wet, to much sun, not enough sun, so on and so forth. With so many potential variables, it can make it pretty difficult sometimes to know exactly why your grass is looking a little yellow, or what you should be doing to help it recover.
Read on to see some of the most common causes for grass discolouration, followed by some tips and suggestions as to what you can do to keep your grass looking as green and vibrant as possible!
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