I’m a savvy gardener – you’ve been mowing your lawn wrong…here’s how you should cut your grass
A LEADING gardener has revealed Brits have been cutting their lawn wrongly and what they should do to keep it looking great.
Anyone who takes pride in their garden will know how important it is to keep your grass neatly trimmed and tidy.
An overgrown and unkept lawn will ruin the effect even if you have immaculate flowerbeds and borders.
One expert has revealed just how often you should be getting your lawnmower out – and this depends on which season it is.
Gardening expert at Hayes Garden World, Angela Slater, says you should get your mower out of winter hibernation when you start seeing spring growth.
She told the Mirror: “Start cutting the grass in spring, once it has grown a couple of inches and the weather has become warmer.”
Angela also recommended adjust the settings on the mower for its first trip around the garden of the year.
She added: “The mower blades should be set higher for the first cut and then, once the lawn has started growing regularly in late spring, lower the blades and cut every 2-3 weeks, depending upon the rate of growth.”
With the onset of summer when the grass is growing at its fastest rate you may need to up that to once a week.
As autumn comes around, you can probably reduce that back down to once a fortnight and then stop entirely as the temperatures drop with the onset of winter, she explained.
Angela also offered a pro tip to get your lawn looking its best: “If you love the look of a crisp, striped lawn, you need a good quality mower with a roller and follow the same pattern every time you cut.
“The lawn needs to be in really good condition so don’t skimp on the feeding, weeding and watering.”
Earlier this month, another garden expert revealed their three steps to getting the perfect grass for summer.
In March another lawn expert said what gardeners needed to be doing now to get their lawn looking in top shape later in the year.
