There are many benefits of having a beautiful and healthy lawn. It produces oxygen and reduces carbon dioxide emissions, improves physical and mental health, filters rainwater, controls soil erosion and many more.
On the social side of things, a well kept and maintained lawn makes your neighbourhood look better and provide an excellent place for your family to hang out.
It can also increase the value of your property, especially if you are selling or renting the place.
But unlike an end of tenancy cleaning in Winchester, keeping a neat, nice grass is more of a weekly activity than every once in a while occasion.
Here are our best secrets for a green, tidy and healthy lawn:
1. Use a Sharp Blade While Mowing
We highly recommend regularly sharpening the blades on your mower as dull ones will tear the grass instead of cutting it.
Damaged lawn turns yellow and requires a lot of nutrients, water and care to rejuvenate its appearance.
2. Aerate to Reduce Soil Compaction
When grass gets too thick, nutrients and water can't penetrate the roots where they are needed.
Make holes in the grass to improve air circulation and allow nutrients and water to reach the root system.
3. Your Lawn Needs to Drink
Following a balanced lawn watering plan is essential as it helps the grass to develop deep healthy roots. Adjust your watering schedule depending on the season and ensure each session is "soaking" your lawn properly.
The best time of the day to water is early morning when the evaporation is low, and the grass has enough time to dry out before sunset.
Avoid watering late in the evening as the lawn is much more likely to promote mould and fungi.
4. Overseed The Patchy Areas
During the fall or typically right after the winter, lawns get filled with brown, patchy areas caused by pets or pests.
Overseeding is the perfect solution to achieve a lovely, lush lawn. It is a process of taking grass seed spreading it evenly across your entire lawn area.
Re-seeding your yard also promotes lawn thickness, reduce the risks of soil erosion, pests and diseases.
Overseeding your grass is done in 3 simple steps:
5. Feed Your Lawn
Fertilise your lawn in the early spring to jump-start the grass rejuvenation process as it is exhausted from the winter. Autumn feeding sessions help to restore grass damages from the summer.
All light feedings in between help maintain health and growth.
6. Don't Forget to do The Edging
Lawn edging is often overlooked but is a main factor in the overall grass and landscape appearance.
Besides its aesthetic functions, grass edges underline the lawn borders and prevent the turf from growing over the garden path or raised beds.
Edging also limits the weed growth into grass trims.
7. Eradicate Weeds
There are a few ways to treat and get rid of the pesky weeds invading your lawn:
Maintaining a tidy and gorgeous lawn is a continuous process, just like your home's carpet cleaning in Bromley.
It is not difficult but requires time and effort. If you struggle to find those and take care of your lawn yourself, feel free to contact us and Ivan and Sons Gardeners will come and save the day.