Category Archives: lawn care

🌪️ Recent storms left your garden looking battered? Let’s get it back in shape! 🌿

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: November 5, 2026

🍂 Tidy the debris Gather fallen leaves and twigs on your lawn for the compost or green waste bin, but leave leaves on your borders as food and shelter for wildlife. 🐞🐦 ✂️ Prune and support Cut jagged stems cleanly just above a healthy bud with sharp secateurs. Stake and tie any knocked-over plants to help them settle and protect them from the next storm. 🌱   🏡 Broken fence? Replace the panel or plant a hedge! 🌳 There’s lots of choice READ MORE

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Have you found a dead patch in your lawn? 😩

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: November 5, 2026

🌧️ The rain is back after the hot summer, so lawns should be recovering, but some of us have found a dead patch or two. Causes can include physical damage, water-repellent soil, fungal disease and pests 🐛 See below to diagnose the cause and get it fixed 👉   READ MORE

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Heatwave Garden Tips

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: July 2, 2026
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The green, green grass of home

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: September 13, 2012

Are you disappointed with your lawn?  Now that temperatures are dropping and the air is getting moister, it’s time to give your lawn an autumn overhaul: Scarify – Get out your rake & remove dead thatch from the lawn to help it breathe again. – If your lawn is too large to rake, invest in a scarifier! Aerate – With all the rain this year, many lawns have suffered from waterlogging. To avoid this, add holes into lawn to aid drainage (using fork or hollow tine aerator) – Rake READ MORE

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