Amateur Gardening

Cordless mowers

LAWNS play an essential part in many gardens and an area of plain green grass is a calm foil to bright colours in the borders. The practical value of grass is that it offers somewhere to sit or play.

A good lawn needs regular attention to keep it in top condition, and one of the most important aspects of this is mowing to keep the grass plants healthy and encourage them to ‘tiller’ (or branch from the base) to thicken the lawn and help it withstand wear and tear. Other operations include feeding to boost the growth, spiking to improve drainage and scarifying to remove any build-up of dead material that might harm the roots.

As mowing takes up more

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