Your guide to a lawn worth looking at.

Chafer grubs: the damage is done by the birds

If your lawn is being torn up overnight, the grubs are only half the problem. Here is how to tell what you have and what actually works.

Thatch: how much is normal and when it becomes a problem

A little is good for a lawn. More than about 12mm and it stops your feed, water and everything else from reaching the roots.

Fairy rings: why the grass is greener in a circle

Dark green arcs, sometimes with toadstools, sometimes with dead grass. Three different types, and only one of them is really a problem.

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