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.
The History of the English Lawn
We take them for granted today, but when you really think about it, isn’t it strange that lawns are everywhere? They’re an often essential part of the frontage of a…
Here’s how to have a lawn the whole neighbourhood envies this summer
January and February are usually the coldest months here in the UK, and at this time of the year it can feel like those warm days spent sprawled out in…
Petrol lawnmower care
For many lawn lovers, their petrol lawnmower is their pride and joy. While we all know that electric is the future, for the moment there are few models on the…
Five ways to make your garden friendly to wildlife this winter
As we move into the winter months, we all tend to start hibernating a bit in our own way. Eschewing after-work social commitments or sessions at the gym, we prefer…
Winter lawn problems you need to watch out for
We may think of winter as being a time of dormancy in the garden, but despite appearances, things are very much still active in the lawn, both above and beneath…
Don’t Stop the Mow
Cold weather shouldn’t be taken as an excuse to pack away the mower. Staring out at the back garden on a dark and gloomy evening, the last thing you probably…
Lawncare Tips from America
In America the question is not ‘do you have lawn care?’ that, after all, is a given; the question is ‘which lawn care company do use?’ ‘˜Across the pond’ lawn…
Attract Pollinators To Your Garden
Butterflies and bees are some of nature’s most crucial contributors, pollinating as they float from flower to flower and aid the production of crops for human and animal use. Unfortunately,…
Moss and thatch control & lawn aeration advice
As the long and gloomy winter months start to change, spring begins to approach and the once long and dark nights become shorter. You can expect to see the first…
Dry Lawn Advice
In the run-up to summer, we Brits hope for a long, dry and hot few months after a wet and grey winter and unpredictable spring. However, for our lawns, this…
New Year, New Lawn
Snow Mould (Fusarium Patch) is one of the most harmful diseases to lawns and can be difficult to control. This destructive fungal disease creates brown or yellow patches on the lawn, often during…
Gardening and Lawn Care: Improve your Health and Fitness
The new year is a great time to make healthy resolutions and introduce some new exercise into your routine. But don’t go straight to the gym and sign up to an…