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Lawn UK plans to visit Gardening Scotland for the first time in 2014. Held at the Royal Highland Centre, from 30th May until 1st June, the show is attended by 35,000 people. Gardening Scotland is the first show confirmed for the 2014 schedule, be sure to keep an eye out for announcements regarding your local shows. Director, Jack Wilkinson, visited

Whilst December may be the busiest gift shopping month of the year, your lawn doesn’t need much attention over the festive periods. Luckily though, you can still give the lawn lover in your life a gift this Christmas, to help them maintain their lawn throughout 2014. Gift vouchers make great presents, ensuring that the receiver can treat themselves to exactly

When the weather is right, you need to be ready to act. Timing is crucial when it comes to various lawn tasks, such as seeding and fertilising. Lawn UK are proud to offer a next day delivery service, for orders placed before 2pm Monday – Thursday (Orders placed after the cutoff will be delivered within 2 days, and orders placed

Recreate traditional wildflower meadows using our wildflower mixtures. Attract insects to your garden, and help pollinating insects by providing nectar sources. Our specially designed mixes contain species approved by the RHS Perfect for Pollinators scheme.  We offer a number of different wildflower seed mixtures, and the range caters for all soil types, from acidic to loam. View the range here.

Every year Children in Need helps raise money and awareness for children living in difficulty around the world. Lawn UK are proud to help raise money for the charity, and until Friday 22nd November, when you use the code below at checkout, we’ll donate 10% of the value of your order to Children in Need. As a thank you, we’ll

Customers often ask us, ‘What is your best grass seed?‘. Whilst the mixture we recommend varies depending on the individual circumstances, Premium Green often ticks most boxes. Once described as ‘Perfect for the stripe enthusiast‘, Premium Green has been our flagship luxury lawn seed for years. The ornamental grass seed blend is perfect for those wanting a traditional bowling green

We’re often asked questions about how our mixtures are prepared. That’s because we prepare our grass seed mixtures to order every time, and that’s what makes us different from garden centres, DIY shops, and supermarkets. When you place an order for one of our hand-made grass seed mixtures, our team are given a break down of the mix and components

Fresh stock of the latest grass seed varieties are beginning to arrive from around the world ready for the 2014 season. On average there are 4 ingredients to our grass seed mixtures, meaning that at any one time, we can hold 150 different types of seed in the production warehouse. Over the winter, during quiet sales periods, we build up

It’s the question on everyone’s mind; what is the cut-off date for sowing lawn seed? Well, firstly there is no general cut-off. We have to consider a number of factors, such as the location, weather forecast, and the type of seed mixture to use. Let’s break down the question into the various different categories. Weather Weather is most significant variable

Meadowgrass is sometimes used in grass seed mixtures. There are two main species that we use in seed mixtures Rough Stalked Meadowgrass, and Smooth Stalked Meadowgrass. Smooth Stalked Meadowgrass (Poa pratensis) is also known as Kentucky Bluegrass. We use this in mixtures because it is well suited to growing in cold damp conditions. Leaves grow from the base of the

Take the opportunity to stock up on fertiliser for use in the Spring, and you can take advantage of our great special offers! Enter T10O13 at the checkout to get £20 off when you spend £150 or more Enter T10S13 at the checkout to get £5 off when you spend £50 or more 3 for 2 on Growmore 1.25kg (click here)