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Monthly Archives: September 2016

General Lawn Care

Autumn Grass Care: Why and When to Mow

Autumn Grass Care

Autumn Grass Care – Autumn is coming on and it’s time to raise the height of the blade on your mower.  Consider these Autumn mowing tips. You’ll be looking for your grass to be a height of 3cm.  To achieve that you need to raise the blade about 1cm above the summer mowing setting.   […]

Lawn Maintenance

Lawn Weeds….Broadleaf Plantain – how to get rid of it

Lawn weeds……broadleaf plantain is a common sight in some lawns.  When you look out across the lawn it looks pockmarked. The grass is lush but in places it looks like it’s been pressed down by something. Take a closer look and you’ll find the lawn weed broadleaf plantain.   What is the Lawn Weed Broadleaf Plantain? […]

General Lawn Care

Greenfeet National Ploughing Championships

Greenfeet National Ploughing Championships

The National Ploughing Championships 2016 were tremendous to be part of in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly this year.   Greenfeet National Ploughing Championships At the Greenfeet stand we got to meet and advise some of the record numbers who attended the championships about their lawns. Over 283,000 came to the event over the three days. […]

Lawn Maintenance

The Benefits of an Automatic Lawn Mower – The Benefits – No More Mowing Between Showers

Robot Mower Benefits

Automatic Lawn Mower – There are plenty of automatic lawn mower benefits. But it’s worth having a look at the problems you face when using the old fashioned mowing devices. Yes. They have served you well. You might even be a bit fond of your old mower. But you can’t argue with the facts. Automatic […]

Lawn Treatment

Lawn Pests Leatherjackets – How to get rid of them

Lawn Pests Leatherjackets

Leather Jackets Insects – you need to keep an eye out for these guys or they’ll leave you with yellow patchy grass and grass seeds that never get to root because they are gobbled up by the leather jackets. In fact you may have bare or no grass in areas of your lawn.   What […]

Lawn Treatment

Autumn Lawn Feed: When and How to Use It

Autumn Lawn Feed

Autumn lawn feed, now is the time.  As summer closes in, you want to prepare your lawn for winter. You can see the wear and tear on the grass. Patches may have appeared. It’s all looking a bit worn.  There are different lawn fertilisers  you can choose as we’ve discussed before.  So what should you […]