Lawn Mowing and Care in Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston

Kirk Hallam has a lot of family gardens with a good-sized lawn at the heart of them, and a lawn that is cut properly and regularly looks after itself far better than one that is scalped every few weeks. The cut is only part of it; the edges, the feeding and the timing do most of the work.

Regular mowing at the right height keeps grass thick and crowds out weeds and moss. Cutting too short weakens it, especially through a dry spell, so the height is adjusted through the season - lower in the spring growth, higher in the heat of summer and into autumn.

Edges make the biggest visual difference. Crisp lawn edges along borders and paths turn an ordinary Kirk Hallam garden into a neat one, and they are re-cut through the season so they do not creep.

Seasonal care keeps the lawn healthy underneath: feed in spring and autumn, moss treatment where it is needed, and scarifying and aeration in the autumn for lawns that have gone thatchy or compacted from children and pets playing on them all summer.

Regular visits can be weekly or fortnightly through the growing season, with the clippings taken away rather than left on the grass.

Kirk Hallam lawns also suffer from the same few problems every year: bare patches where the children's goalposts stood, yellow spots from dogs, and moss creeping in along the shady side of the fence. Each of these is fixable - bare patches reseeded in autumn, dog spots flushed and repaired, and shade areas given a grass mix that copes with less light - so the lawn stays even rather than patchy. A lawn that stays wet, a hedge that has gone woody at the base, or a fence leaning under the weight of a shrub are worth looking at before the next season makes them worse.