1st Class Gardens

With the darn nights drawing in and the colder weather coming in fast, many people are trying to give their garden one last go over before it must be left until spring. Over the winter months grass tends to not grow very fast at all so you shouldn’t have to worry too much about cutting it. When you do your final cut before winter, you need to try and take it short but not too short that it dies off completely. It is worth going around the garden and collecting all toys, equipment and furniture items up that can be stored away to protect them from the frost, rain and snow. During the winter months you will not have many opportunities to pick up your trowel and start doing the... Continue reading

Having a garden can be perfect especially if you have children who love spending time outdoors. You will probably find that especially during the summer months, your garden becomes a bit of a child’s playground and it is very quick for a garden to become filled up with slides, swings, trampolines and paddling pools. This may give your children plenty to do on the warm summer days but it can take a toll on your garden. Not only may it affect the growth of the grass, often killing off areas that cannot get the sun or get trampled on a lot, but it can make maintaining it hard work.   If the grass has been killed it can take months to get it to grow back and often it may... Continue reading

We often think about watering our plants inside and outside, but how many of us think about watering our grass? Grass will often survive quite dry periods of weather and in the UK we do not often have to wait long for the rain to come, but if we do experience a week or more of dry weather then it is advisable to water your grass. If you have recently had new turf laid or have grown grass from grass seed, then it is even more important to ensure that you water it regularly, at least every other day, to ensure it survives. The easiest way to water grass is by using a hose pipe with a sprinkler attachment. This will evenly distribute the water over the grass, rather than... Continue reading

Front gardens can often be a bit of a nightmare to stay on top of. Unlike your back garden, you may not spend much time on the front so can easily miss little bits of weeding that need doing and before you know it, it stacks up into a huge job. If you have children, you may struggle to find the time to get out on the front and do what needs doing. If this is the case then you should try and make your front garden as low maintenance as possible. If you have a lot of flower beads you may decide to remove a few and put down grass seed. Grassing an area will make it easier to maintain as you can simply mow it in a few... Continue reading

With the warmer weather on the way, now is the time to start thinking about how to set your garden out to make it most enjoyable during the summer months. Many people have patio sets, barbecues or fire pits that they will want to make the most of but you need to think carefully about where you are going to put everything to make it most useful. A BBQ should ideally be located slightly away from the house and the edges of the garden as this will avoid smoke filling in to the house or the risk of hedges and fences catching on fire. If you have children then you should try and position it in an area that they do not use or need to pass through. Your table... Continue reading