Lawn Care Adice and Guides
Although lawn maintenance can vary greatly depending on the area you live in, it’s always nice to have general some ‘rules’ to go, just so we can an idea of what sort of things we should or shouldn’t be doing to our lawn. The lawn calendar really starts in March, that’s when your lawn will [...]
There’s no doubt about it when it comes to mowers, that the rotary mower takes some beating. For its all round ease of use and versatility the rotary blade mower is an all round winner. It comes in many different forms including; roller mowers, four wheeled mowers, ride on mowers, mulching mowers, self propelled or [...]
Hover mowers are usually the lightest and easiest to use of all the mower types. The blades use the same rotary motion as standard rotary mowers, however the way the mower works is completely different. Where as all other mowers rely on wheels or a roller, hover mowers use a turbine above the rotary blade [...]
As their name suggests Cylinder mowers work by a fast spinning cylinder blade which forces the blades of grass across bottom blade that runs parallel to the cylinder reel, it’s the height of this bottom blade that dictates the length of the grass is cut at. Cylinder blade mower was the original design of a [...]
Mulching mowers work by instead of shooting the cut grass out into a grass box they trap the cuttings inside the deck where they a shredded finer and forced back into the lawn. There are many benefits to using a mulching a mower, they are more environmentally friendly because the cuttings are shredded and forced [...]
Taking the time to feed your lawn will not only give it healthy green colour but it will also help it remain healthy which in turn goes a long way into keeping weeds and moss at bay. Feeding your lawn doesn’t have to be that time consuming but it’s important to be aware of the [...]
A lot is made of mowing a lawn and lots of people worry too much about what they should be doing and how they should be doing it but for me there is no substitute for regular mowing (always at the right cutting height). Had I written this a few years ago then it would [...]
Ride on lawn mowers can be an invaluable addition to your garden machinery, especially for those of you with bigger lawns. It’s hard to put a figure on what size your lawn should be to require a sit on mower but using your own judgment is the best tool here, if you think that your [...]
Like most things, having the correct tools will make things much easier but you need to make sure you have the right tools for your situation. If you have a large garden and lawn then an electric hover mower would make keeping the lawn properly maintained a daunting prospect, just as a ride on mower [...]
To have a moss free lawn first we have to understand what causes moss in the first place. There are a few main reasons why moss will appear on a lawn or maybe you have inherited a moss ridden lawn with a house you have just moved into. Moss will appear on you lawn when [...]