Greensleeves Blog
Composting Leaves
For anyone with trees nearby, autumn sees our gardens covered in falling leaves. It is important that leaves are not left covering your lawn. When left to pile up, they…
April is National Pet Month – What does that mean for your lawn?
People love pets. They’re some of the most excellent companions people can have and make living each day just a little bit better. Pet Day (which was on 11th April)…
How to recognise the most common lawn problems
Identifying why your garden lawn is not at its best is vital. Otherwise you risk spending time, effort, and money on incorrect, ineffective, and potentially damaging treatments. In this article…
How gardens improve mental health
With lockdown seeing us cooped up inside for the best part of 12 months, it was in our gardens that many of us found solace. While we couldn’t go outside…
The Lazy Gardening Guide: 3 Tips for a No-Work Garden
Take a step back, put your feet up and enjoy the great outdoors the simple way with our lazy gardening guide. For most people, gardening is all about…
Winter Plants: A Guide To Winter Flowering Plants
Despite the fact that we tend to spend less time in our gardens during the winter, it’s important not to let them go bare as soon as the cold weather…
How To Fix Lawn Fungus
You can take action to stop the spread of fungal diseases with effective treatments. Here is our guide to fungal threats and the best ways to eradicate them: Types of…
Earth Day Special: It’s time to take care of your lawn
Every April, millions of people around the world mark Earth Day – a day created to flood the world with hope, optimism and action, all around our beautiful planet Earth.…
FIVE GARDEN PARTY COCKTAIL CLASSICS
At long last the weather is beginning to warm up, and now that we can meet in groups of up to thirty outdoors, it’s time to start planning a garden…
Best lawnmowers under £500
Throughout the warmer parts of the year a consistent mowing regime is a vital component to ensure the healthy verdant lawn which we all want. A good lawnmower then is…
How to play… Lawn Bowls
The sight of white-clad teams battling it out on the village bowling green is a scene familiar to many of us, but have you ever tried playing the game yourself?…
Gas, electric or solid fuel: what’s the right patio heater for you?
As the nights draw in and the weather takes a distinctly chilly turn, our gardens start to look less enticing by the time we get home from work. But after…