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Caring for your lawn is always high on any good gardener’s agenda. Lawns are the centre point of most gardens, so keeping them in superb condition is extremely important. August can be an interesting month, as the weather can be so unpredictable. What to do if the weather is mainly dry: Consider mowing slightly less often to allow new grass

Football is one of the most popular sports in the UK. Throughout the year, the sport is played by a variety of people from school children to pro-athletes. At the heart of every game is a pitch – often a perfectly managed strip of green perfection. Lawn UK offers many sports mixtures to our customers, and our football pitch grass

Today the UK economy has suffered a significant blow, as the recession in this country deepens. The output of our economy fell by 0.7% in April and June according to the BBC. This means that public spending is down, therefore we have published this guide to help you choose a suitable, economical lawn seed mixture. Some of our cheapest grass

Lawn UK are now suppliers of a popular lawn/pet care product in Europe. Dog Rocks are simply placed in your dogs water bowl, and they act to reduce the amount of Nitrogen in dogs’ urine. Nitrogen is the element that causes excess grass growth. Dog Rocks work by absorbing some of the nitrates from the water, into the Rock itself.

We often hear from our customers telling us how well their lawn seed has done. One such example is a customer from Berkshire who chose our Drought Buster lawn seed mixture to seed his new lawn. We were sent a picture of the lawn just 2 weeks after sowing on our Facebook Page. 1) The seed bed before sowing  

Following a successful time at the Landscape Show held in the Grand Hall at Olympia, London, earlier this year, Lawn UK has signed a contract with the organisers to exhibit at the show again next year. The show is aimed at the landscape industry, and is a very unique event. The show has representatives from many companies, including furniture, paving,

One of our favorite mixtures, Tough Green, is a great lawn seed mixture. It is very versatile in the sense that it can be used as a very fine lawn, and a great hard wearing lawn. Tough Green is one of our 5 most popular lawn seed mixtures. Designed to be a highly successful mixture, Tough Green contains a specially formulated

As with most trades, grass seed sales are highly regulated by the EU. Strict regulations to ensure the highest quality seed are enforced by FERA, part of DEFRA. By following regulations enforced by the government, we are able to ensure that our customers get the best seed, and never any varieties with any problems. The work that FERA does, involves

Londoners often ask us the best way to get lawns to grow better in the capital. London, like most other cities in the UK, is a difficult place to establish and maintain a lawn. Challenging conditions can make it a nightmare for many gardeners. It’s important to choose the best grass seed for London. Some of the main limitations include:

Establishing a lawn from seed can be quite easy to complete. The result will depend largely on how well you prepare the seedbed, the weather that you have, and the type of seed that you chose. There is however a way that you can give your lawn the very best start. Growmore is a garden fertilizer with many different applications.

It was estimated in April 2011 that there are over 8,300,000 dogs in Britain. There are around 25 million homes, and taking into account the 2 million that do not have a private garden, there is 1 dog for every 2.8 gardens. Our customers frequently tell us about problems that they have with their dogs – the most common one

Lawn UK offer a simple tool for calculating the right amount of seed to use on your lawn, or wildflower area. Trying to work out the amount of seed you need would usually involve a complicated sum, the would involve conversions from grams to kilograms to obtain the weight of seed needed to cover your area. Best of all, the