Frequently Asked Questions

A healthy, well maintained lush green lawn is in itself one of the most pleasing sights to see in a garden. It is welcoming, enjoyable and also somehow sets off the rest of the garden. As with many things in nature, a lawn left to its own devices will naturally deteriorate – weeds and moss will creep in, thatch will build up, soil will be compacted and the desirable grass types will start to struggle and thin out. A lawn will not improve on its own and professional lawn care intervention is a hassle-free services for you, saving you time, stress and money and ensuring effective results.

Lawns are also fantastic for the environment – no plastic like artificial grass, and no flood risk like hard paving. Lawns can enhance wellbeing and mental health as well as providing a carbon store, reducing flooding risk and providing a cooling effect by absorbing and using solar heat.

Yes – the products we source and apply are deemed safe where applied by trained professionals. Where we have applied a liquid treatment, we advise that pets and children are kept off the lawn for 2-3 hours, mainly to allow the product to be absorbed through the leaves and to prevent it being “walked in”. Some liquid treatments containing iron can stain.

Care should be taken with grazing and pecking animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks), which should be kept off the lawn until the treatment has been fully absorbed into the plant/soil. You may want to designate a “no treatment” zone where an area of lawn is frequently used by such animals.

The answer to this depends on a large number of factors, many out of our control. We are working with nature which takes its time so patience is key!

Seed germination and shoot development depends on nutrition, water, warmth, light, soil condition and seed viability. We usually expect good germination within 2-4 weeks.

Fertiliser also takes time to be penetrate into the soil and be taken up by the grass plants. Visual difference is usually seen within a week or two.

Our weedkillers work on the basis of accelerated growth, the weed effectively outgrows itself and dies off. This can take between 2 and 3 weeks.

Prior to any renovation work, the lawn should be cut as short as possible without scalping it. The lawn can be cut prior to a lawn treatment but it is not essential provided the the lawn is not overgrown as this can prevent the products reaching the soil.

The lawn should not be cut for a couple of days following a lawn treatment to ensure the product is absorbed properly.

The majority of our treatments can be applied in rain conditions – in fact, our granular treatments are triggered more effectively if they are washed in by rainfall or irrigation. Liquid treatments which are designed to be taken up by the plant leaves may need to be rescheduled if rain prevails or is imminent – this is at our discretion and there will be no extra cost.