Seven top tips to get the perfect lawn on a budget
IT’S time for picnics and parties in the garden — but does your lawn make the cut?
Some people spend hundreds on hiring fancy lawn care firms but with savvy buys you can still get a lush, immaculate result.
Here’s how . . .
CUT TO IT: Regular mowing is essential for a well-kept lawn and the blades have to be super-sharp.
If you need a new mower, search on the hotukdeals app to find loads of great offers on all kinds of models. Homebase has a Powerbase electric one for £52, down from £65.
FEEDING TIME: Spring is a great time to fertilise an ailing lawn. Miracle-Gro’s lawn food (1kg) is £4.50 at Wilko, down from £5.50.
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If you’ve got lots of weeds, try a combined product which thickens lawns while killing off weeds and moss, like Evergreen’s Complete 4-in-1 treatment. Wilko has it for £10 for 3.5kg, down from £14.
SOW GOOD: Grass seed can make good those ugly bare patches. Homebase has a half-price offer on a Gro-Sure pack, £9.45 for 50 square-metre coverage.
DIG IT: Let your lawn breathe by piercing small holes across it with a garden fork, about 10cm deep — particularly in trampled areas.
MEET YOUR THATCH: Lawns get weaker and can die if thatch — dead grass — builds up too much above the soil. This can also cause moss to grow.
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Remove thatch by raking the grass with a springtine rake, or for large lawns get an electric scarifier. Aldi sells them for £79.99.
But as you only need to do this every year or two, hire one from fatllama.com for about £5 to £10 a day.
GET THE EDGE: Sharp edges make a lawn look neater. Mow-over edging is half price at £9.99 for a pack of four strips from Coopers of Stortford. Each pack measures two metres.
TIME FOR A DRINK: If hot and dry, water in the early morning to avoid evaporation.
- Prices correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
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