Welcome to the Greensleeves Blog
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.
Make Christmas Decorations From Your Garden
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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…
Insecticide for Garden Pests
During the autumn months your healthy, luscious lawn can fall victim to an infestation of chafer grubs or leatherjackets. These two common species of garden pests can wreak havoc on…
Moss Removal
Causes of Moss Moss grows in lawns due to soil compaction and excess thatch, mostly growing in lawns with extreme moisture or weak turf. The wider environmental causes of moss…