Grass Clippings - Lawn Advice From a Team of Lawn and Turf Experts

Winter Tonic for Lawns

December is a hard month for lawns and turf especially after a prolonged period of snow and frost.  It is always nice to see a green lawn over the winter but trying to achieve that result without the use of lawn fertiliser is a little hard to do.  

Help is at hand in the shape of Sulphate of Iron, Iron Sulphate as it is also called, an active ingredient of Lawn Sand.  Iron Sulphate will provide some much needed colour to your turf in the almost dormant grass growing months and the effect of application will provide a much need boost to 'lift' the lawn and it's colour when help is needed most.

December is a hard month for lawns and turf especially after a prolonged period of snow and frost.  It is always nice to see a green lawn over the winter but trying to achieve that result without the use of lawn fertiliser is a little hard to do.  

Help is at hand in the shape of Sulphate of Iron, Iron Sulphate as it is also called, an active ingredient of Lawn Sand.  Iron Sulphate will provide some much needed colour to your turf in the almost dormant grass growing months and the effect of application will provide a much need boost to 'lift' the lawn and it's colour when help is needed most.

Pagan Winter Festival Greetings from The Grass Clippings Team

With Christmas Day fast approaching, your lawn and garden may be the last thing on your list!!  The last minute rush down the High Street or frantic wrapping of Christmas presents more pressing.

It is so mild!  We have seen Gardeners mowing their lawns and doing so really lifts the garden out of the winter doldrums.  We know that some areas of the UK are sadly under water and our thoughts go out to those that have suffered a loss and having to make do this festive holiday.  One thing for sure, the UK war like spirit and humour shall prevail and many a story told of how we cooked our Christmas dinner on the BBQ. 

With Christmas Day fast approaching, your lawn and garden may be the last thing on your list!!  The last minute rush down the High Street or frantic wrapping of Christmas presents more pressing.

It is so mild!  We have seen Gardeners mowing their lawns and doing so really lifts the garden out of the winter doldrums.  We know that some areas of the UK are sadly under water and our thoughts go out to those that have suffered a loss and having to make do this festive holiday.  One thing for sure, the UK war like spirit and humour shall prevail and many a story told of how we cooked our Christmas dinner on the BBQ. 

All about Moles

When waging a campaign, it always pays to know your foe. Moles are highly specialised creatures, and it is worth understanding them if you intend to try and catch them. Here, we've put together a handy fact sheet on the common (European) mole so you can do the background on your target.

There are 29 species of mole that can be found across North America, Europe, and Asia. Similar but technically unrelated species are also found in Southern Africa and South America. The European Mole (or common mole) is widely distributed across Great Britain and Continental Europe although it is notably absent from Ireland.

 

Hedgehogs being wiped out by artificial lawns and gravel

They are the gardener's friend, snuffling around our lawns and borders by night, hunting plant pests like slugs and snails.

But the British hedgehog could be shuffling towards extinction, due to the increasing popularity of gravel and astroturf gardens.  The hedgehog population is now thought to be less than one million, compared to about 36 million in the 1950s. Wildlife surveys show numbers have dropped by a third since 2002, and in London the decline is an estimated 50 per cent.

Lawn Care Products Online from The Lawn Shop

The Lawn Shop Team were kept busy getting lawn care treatment products orders out to lawn owners this autumn and as the grass is still growing trade is still brisk, especially for the lawn worm soil cast product CastClear.  At this time of year, lawns are in need of some TLC and the wet weather is not helpiing them at all.

The customer base in the on line lawn shop has grown as quick as grass with some fertiliser on it as has the range of products in the shop to assist in the creating of a healthy and desirable lawn for it's customers, amateur, semi professional and professional looking after lawns large and small across the country.

The Lawn Shop Team were kept busy getting lawn care treatment products orders out to lawn owners this autumn and as the grass is still growing trade is still brisk, especially for the lawn worm soil cast product CastClear.  At this time of year, lawns are in need of some TLC and the wet weather is not helpiing them at all.

The customer base in the on line lawn shop has grown as quick as grass with some fertiliser on it as has the range of products in the shop to assist in the creating of a healthy and desirable lawn for it's customers, amateur, semi professional and professional looking after lawns large and small across the country.

Retaining winter lawn density

The past few weeks have been a bit wet and not ideal gardening weather. The grass density will naturally thin in the winter months but the grass is still growing with night time frosts minimal to date so your lawn has a fighting chance going forward.

Trying to retain your grass cover on your lawn from here onwards is the challenge all lawns owners will face as we approach mid winter. 

Your lawn and garden is entering the period when it will have everything thrown at it and it will have to survive and will do so, with a bit of help from your action plan.

Here is a list of factors that will encourage your lawn and turf grasses to thin out:

The past few weeks have been a bit wet and not ideal gardening weather. The grass density will naturally thin in the winter months but the grass is still growing with night time frosts minimal to date so your lawn has a fighting chance going forward.

Trying to retain your grass cover on your lawn from here onwards is the challenge all lawns owners will face as we approach mid winter. 

Your lawn and garden is entering the period when it will have everything thrown at it and it will have to survive and will do so, with a bit of help from your action plan.

Here is a list of factors that will encourage your lawn and turf grasses to thin out:

New reglulations on size of front lawns

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Effective today, a new law enacted by Governor Brown's Water Conservation Commission aims to target new home's lawn size.

The new law allows for a maximum of 25%, which is roughly half of a typical landscaped home.

Alternate options will include shrubbery that is more drought-friendly. Irrigation techniques that utilize drip irrigation as opposed to traditional sprinkler heads will help reduce water consumption. 

Consumers Have a Choice - Grass or Polyethylene

In the 2015 regular legislative session in California, 62 bills were introduced that had some reference to drought in their text.

The Legislature ultimately passed five bills designed to manage the crippling drought throughout the state.

Two of those bills, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, dealt with the matter of drought-tolerant landscaping.

Keep off frosty lawns!

Remember not to walk over a frosted lawn otherwise you will leave brown footprints caused by you snapping off the tips of the grass plants from your footprint impression when it was frozen.

 

The brown footprints will show through a few days once the frost has gone. Wednesday dawns mild and cloudy across much of the UK but a cold front will be slowly slipping south-eastwards today allowing brighter and cooler weather to follow on behind.

Remember not to walk over a frosted lawn otherwise you will leave brown footprints caused by you snapping off the tips of the grass plants from your footprint impression when it was frozen.

 

The brown footprints will show through a few days once the frost has gone. Wednesday dawns mild and cloudy across much of the UK but a cold front will be slowly slipping south-eastwards today allowing brighter and cooler weather to follow on behind.

World's fastest lawn mower

Having already humbled our auto-builders, Honda recently set its sights on another cornerstone of American culture: the lawn mower.

Born from the hellfires of Honda UK in cooperation with Team Dynamics, the 130-mph Mean Mower has conquered the global speed-mowing circuit.

Before a nuclear blast gifted it supernatural abilities, Mean Mower began life as a standard Honda HF2620 riding mower and was probably already faster than a Daewoo.

Let's talk about Earthworms

If you’ve ever wondered about where the worms in our city parks — or in your own backyard — go in the colder seasons, you’re not alone. As you walk through one of our parks on a warm, sunny fall day you’ll see plenty of damp leaves and wet soil. If you gently turn over some of those leaves, it’s likely you’ll eventually see an earthworm. But where do they go as the weather gets chillier? 

Typically when we talk about worms in Pittsburgh we’re referring to a class of worms called Oligochaete (ALL-ah-goh-keet). More commonly known as earthworms, they belong to a group — or phylum — called Annelida (AHN-ah-LEED-ah). This group also contains the leeches and ragworms that hang out at the creepier end of the worm spectrum.

Time to aerate your lawns

It's been really wet in October and November and your lawn is crying out for some air! 

Most lawn owners probably did not venture out into their gardens during the wet weekends of late but now the weather has dried up just a little, gardeners are getting to grips with their winter lawn care tasks ahead of the Christmas Holiday season.

Sadly, lawn aeration - some prefer to call it spiking or tining - is the very last thing that gets attention at this this time of year.  Maybe because it is a procedure that will not create an instant effect or tangible result in a short space of time. 

There are many benefits from aerating your lawn and it is one mechanical task that should be performed throughout the autumn and winter months - in fact monthly throughout the year unless the weather and lawn's surface is very dry and hard.

It's been really wet in October and November and your lawn is crying out for some air! 

Most lawn owners probably did not venture out into their gardens during the wet weekends of late but now the weather has dried up just a little, gardeners are getting to grips with their winter lawn care tasks ahead of the Christmas Holiday season.

Sadly, lawn aeration - some prefer to call it spiking or tining - is the very last thing that gets attention at this this time of year.  Maybe because it is a procedure that will not create an instant effect or tangible result in a short space of time. 

There are many benefits from aerating your lawn and it is one mechanical task that should be performed throughout the autumn and winter months - in fact monthly throughout the year unless the weather and lawn's surface is very dry and hard.