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.
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…
Tackling Lawn Thatch: Causes and Prevention
Lawn thatch is a naturally occurring layer of dead and living lawn material that lies between the soil and the top level of the grass shoots. This can be made…
Garden Patio Ideas for Your Summer Garden
A patio gives your garden another area in which to enjoy, sit back and relax. Now that we’re enjoying much nicer weather here in the UK, you want to make…
Re-turf or Renovate Your Lawn?
Lawns can become damaged, get ruined or die for a huge number of reasons from chafer grub infestations to sun scorching. If this happens, there are a few ways that…
Garden Lighting Ideas and Trends for Summer 2018
Here at Greensleeves Lawn Care HQ, we are optimistically thinking that warmer weather is on its way (and hopefully to stay!). The heat wave we had in April has got us…
Get Your Garden Summer Ready
Throughout the year we invest a lot of time and effort into our gardens so when summer arrives it is time to sit back and enjoy the fruits of our…
How to Create a Raised Flower Bed
If you’re looking for an introduction to gardening or vegetable growing, raised flower beds are a fantastic place to start. They offer a wide number of benefits without many of…
The Essential Lawn Care Guide For Homeowners
Firstly, congratulations on your new home! Whether you’ve been on the property ladder for several years or this is your first time buying or renting, we understand how rewarding it…
Plant Propagation: How and Why to Do It
Plant propagation refers to growing new plants through either sexual or asexual reproduction. The former type refers to the flowering, pollination and fertilisation that happens with a mother and father…
Common Lawn Weed Identification
Weeds can pop out of nowhere and grow very quickly. Some of them look like flowers, but don’t forget they are unwanted guests in your garden! This is a list…
How To Get Green Grass
If you want to get green grass, or want some tips on keeping your grass green throughout the summer, then we have loads of tips for you! Greensleeves are experts…
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…