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The effects of mowing in one direction every time

Whilst scarifying a mossy lawn recently, after a few passes and a good rake, these curious patterns were revealed in the grass: Looking a little more closely you can see that the grass is bent over one way on one stripe, and the opposite way on the o

A quick guide to British grass species

Even if you consider yourself a big fan of gardening, it’s possible you haven’t put all that much thought into grass. Grass is what you put between the more interesting plants to avoid your garden looking too much like a car park. However there a

Dog lichen (peltigera sp.)

This week I was called to a lawn which had been infested with a fantastic specimen of Dog lichen (peltigera sp.), so in this post I will take a closer look at this fascinating, almost alien-looking species which finds its way onto very neglected lawn