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

It's Lawn Mushroom Season

You may have lately noticed lots of mushrooms on your lawn and in your local woodland and parkland.  Sign of a healthy soil.  It is that time of year when soil conditions are ideal for theses fruiting bodies to appear in abundance.

Does your lawn have circles in it?  Sometimes, these may be a dark green circle or grass or sometimes with a dead bit of grass in the middle or simply a ring of mushrooms only.  They are all called Fairy Rings.

The fungi responsible for fairy rings in lawns is Marasmius oreades.  Marasmius oreades grows extensively throughout North America and Europe in the summer and fall, or year-round in warmer climates. It loves grassy areas such as lawns, meadows, and even dunes in coastal areas.

You may have lately noticed lots of mushrooms on your lawn and in your local woodland and parkland.  Sign of a healthy soil.  It is that time of year when soil conditions are ideal for theses fruiting bodies to appear in abundance.

Does your lawn have circles in it?  Sometimes, these may be a dark green circle or grass or sometimes with a dead bit of grass in the middle or simply a ring of mushrooms only.  They are all called Fairy Rings.

The fungi responsible for fairy rings in lawns is Marasmius oreades.  Marasmius oreades grows extensively throughout North America and Europe in the summer and fall, or year-round in warmer climates. It loves grassy areas such as lawns, meadows, and even dunes in coastal areas.

You may have lately noticed lots of mushrooms on your lawn and in your local woodland and parkland.  Sign of a healthy soil.  It is that time of year when soil conditions are ideal for theses fruiting bodies to appear in abundance.

Does your lawn have circles in it?  Sometimes, these may be a dark green circle or grass or sometimes with a dead bit of grass in the middle or simply a ring of mushrooms only.  They are all called Fairy Rings.

The fungi responsible for fairy rings in lawns is Marasmius oreades.  Marasmius oreades grows extensively throughout North America and Europe in the summer and fall, or year-round in warmer climates. It loves grassy areas such as lawns, meadows, and even dunes in coastal areas.

Why mowing the lawn relieves stress and boosts your memory

Researchers have discovered that a chemical released by a mown lawn makes people feel happy and relaxed, and could prevent mental decline in old age.

Now scientists say they have developed a perfume which 'smells like a freshly-cut lawn' which relieves stress and help boost memory.

After seven years of research, Australian scientists say 'eau de mow' works directly on the brain, in particular the emotional and memory parts.

Pesticide Training Modules Available for Self-Study

Who better to train you in the safe use of pesticides than an organisation that is doing what you will be trained to do, each day of the year?

This week, we have been training at a Local Authority, which was fun as it was a bit cold doing the practical for PA6A Knapsack!  We survived!  If you do not have time to take work time off for training, there is an alternative service we can provide for candidates needing their NPTC paperwork.  Read on:

Who better to train you in the safe use of pesticides than an organisation that is doing what you will be trained to do, each day of the year?

This week, we have been training at a Local Authority, which was fun as it was a bit cold doing the practical for PA6A Knapsack!  We survived!  If you do not have time to take work time off for training, there is an alternative service we can provide for candidates needing their NPTC paperwork.  Read on:

Time to buy a Goat!

Happy Chinese New Year!  Time to bid goodbye to the year of the horse, and say nin hao to the year of the goat. Or ram. Or sheep.

In Mandarin the symbol yang means 'horned animal' and covers all three of those animals, so no one is really sure which it is meant to be.

Goats are social animals, however unlike sheep, who they are closely related to, they are not flock-orientated. They also eat a lot of grass.  Is it time to replace the lawn mower with a four legged sward lover?  Nice idea but they tend to eat anything, including your washing!

New Lawn Society network launched for UK professional and lawn enthusiasts

We are delighted to say that our new lawn network is now live and ready for your membership.

We have worked on a new concept that lawn owners don't want to just visit a lawn forum, leave a question and wait three weeks for someone to post an answer.

Forum for discussing lawns in the United Kingdom

Have you ever been frustrated by the lack of good information available to you via forums dedicated to lawn maintenance and problems in the UK?

Well, we have the solution coming soon with the resurrection of our lawn forums.

Pitchcare ponders!

Pitchcare is one of the most extensively used resources on the internet for the turf care professional. If you are an amateur working on a bowling green or private lawn you need not feel excluded and it is a must to sign up.

The forum is a great place to listen to goon solid and grounded advice on all subjects from insect control to products and materials.