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The Greensleeves blog is the number one place to keep up to date with all things lawn care. Updated throughout the month, you’ll find expert hints and tips from our local lawn care managers to the latest lawn care news from Greensleeves HQ. Our blog is also packed full of inspiration for not only making the most of your lawn but your garden and home.

Help the Environment (Part 1): Keep Your Lawn Healthy
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Helping the environment has got to be a priority. With a report out recently urging companies, governments and individuals to change before the world reaches the point of no return,…

When and Why to Feed Your Lawn
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Spring is the perfect time to apply a good lawn feed, as your plants are currently in their peak growing period, where they need extra nutrients to really get the…

Make Christmas Decorations From Your Garden
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It can be expensive to buy Christmas decorations, but there’s a whole host of decorations you can find just outside your door! Your garden can provide loads of material to…

Chafer Grubs in Lawns: How to Identify & Control
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One fairly common and troublesome lawn insect infestation that can happen is chafer grubs. They are the larvae of chafer beetles that live in the soil. If you have chafer grubs in…

Flowering Shrubs: Adding Colour To Your Garden
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Flowering shrubs are a fantastic addition to any garden to add a splash of colour and interest in what can be large swathes of green in the garden! Shrubs make…

House Plants: How to Bring your Garden Indoors
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As keen gardeners, we love getting outside and enjoying all our plants and bushes. But what to do when the weather is absolutely miserable and we don’t really fancy being…

November Gardening Jobs
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  There’s no doubt that winter is approaching. The trees are looking barer, the days are shorter and the heating’s been turned on, but there are still lots of jobs…

Greensleeves Lawn Care Celebrates 20 Years!
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Growing Together for 20 Years.   On Sunday 6th May Greensleeves celebrates a fantastic 20 years of business. This wonderful milestone is a great time to look back over the…

December Gardening Jobs
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There’s a lot to be thinking about in December with all the preparations for Christmas, the extra guests and parties, but you don’t want to forget about your garden! Despite…

How to Choose The Best Lawn Mower For Your Lawn
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At this point in the year, you will have started to notice your lawn starting to grow more as we move through spring into ever-warmer weather. The spring months mark…

When It Comes to Lawn Care The Difference Is In The Detail
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At Greensleeves we are passionate about lawns and are great advocates of quality over quantity, we are dedicated to ensuring that we invest in the correct science and products to…

5 Ways To Enjoy Your Garden This Winter
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Out with the old and in with the new?   You may think that this latter part of the year means cutting and clearing away dead plants and leaves making…