Why Rings of Dead Grass and Toadstools Keep Growing Wider on Your Lawn (and How to Fade Them Without Digging Up the Turf)
A ring of dead grass and toadstools is a fungal colony pushing…
What Destroying the Ant Nest Under Your Lawn Actually Does (and the Easier Way to Get Rid of the Mounds Without Poison)
Wiping out a colony tends to hand the ground to incoming queens,…
How to Level the Bumps and Hollows in Your Lawn in a Mild Autumn Spell for a Smooth Cut by Spring (Without Digging Up the Whole Lawn)
A lumpy lawn gets worse with every mow, as bumps and hollows…
How to Choose the Right Oil for Your Mower Without Paying for Small Engine Brands You Do Not Need
Your owner’s manual names the engine type and the oil grade, and…
How to Get Rid of the Chickweed Carpeting Your Lawn This Autumn Without Weedkiller (and Stop It Seeding Again by Spring)
Chickweed is a shallow-rooted winter annual that sprouts in autumn, grows through…
Why Your Mower Is Hard to Start and Guzzling Petrol (and How to Fix It Without a Repair Shop)
Why a Starved Engine Burns More Petrol, Not Less A small petrol…
How to Get Rid of the Creeping Buttercup Taking Over Your Lawn Without Digging Up the Grass
The Glossy Yellow Weed That Roots Itself as It Crawls You can…
What Clover in Your Lawn Actually Does for the Grass (and How to Keep or Remove It Without Weedkiller)
RHS advisers say clover is a wildflower, not a weed, and that…
How to Pull Dandelions Out of Your Lawn This Autumn Before They Flower Again in Spring (Without Weedkiller)
Soak the soil round each dandelion, wait half an hour, then lever…
How to Get Rid of the Slimy Green Jelly and Algae Spreading Across Your Lawn in Wet Weather Without Chemicals
The black-green jelly and green film appearing on wet lawns are algae…
What Mowing Your Lawn While It Is Still Wet Actually Does to the Grass and the Soil Beneath
Wet grass bends away from the blade and tears instead of cutting…
Why a Thick Layer of Fallen Leaves Left on Your Lawn Kills the Grass Beneath (and How to Clear Them Without Wasting Them)
The Leaves Are Not Feeding Your Lawn, They Are Smothering It There…
