Amateur Gardening

Lawn care in early autumn

THE weather this year has been far from ideal and our gardens have suffered. The cold, dry spring gave way to an indifferent summer with a brief spell of scorching heat followed by some torrential downpours.

Lawns have struggled accordingly, and now with winter

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