Spring is one of the most important times of year for lawn care; following the damp and bleak conditions of winter, everything is blooming and blossoming once again! Whilst spring can be a prosperous time of year, its also important to keep a keen eye out to ensure that the unfavourable winter conditions haven’t left any lasting damage to your lawn.
Properly caring for your lawn during April (and the other spring months for that matter) is very important. If you don’t set your lawn up for success during the spring, it will struggle to thrive through the other seasons, and potentially be more vulnerable to harmful conditions such as fungus infections and pests.
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For the most part, the winter of 2022-2023 has been unseasonably warm. While we’ve had our cold snaps and snowfall, overall, the weather this year has been unusually mild, with the occasional cold snaps keeping us on our toes! While these temperatures jumping going from cold to warm to cold again might not seem like a big deal, this kind of erratic weather can be confusing to plant life, and can even lead to what’s known as a false spring.
The term ‘false spring’ is pretty well known within horticultural communities, but if you’re not quite sure what it means, in this blog we’ll be getting into exactly what a false spring is, what happens during a false spring, and why they’re bad.
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The seasons come and go, but lawn care and maintenance is a year-round job. Although a lawn is at its most vibrant in the summer months when all of the plants are in full bloom (hopefully) looking healthy and happy, it’s easy to forget that this isn’t the only time a lawn needs attention and care.
Lawns are living things that require care all year round; keeping your lawn healthy, vibrant, and lush is an on-going effort. If you’re looking for help and advice to how you can keep your lawn in tip-top shape no matter the season, you’re in the right place!
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Did you know that gardens cover more space than all UK National Nature Reserves put together? This really highlights how important it is to keep your garden fresh and healthy, since they play such a vital role in supporting your local ecosystem.
If you’re looking for a way to make your lawn more ‘easy on the eye’ whilst turning it into something beneficial for pollinators, one of the best ways to achieve this is by growing flowers in your garden.
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You might have noticed a gradual change over the last week or so. It's taking longer to get dark in the evenings. The first few flowers are beginning to tentatively poke their heads out of the soil. Could it be that spring is in the air?
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