Amateur Gardening

Lawn fertiliser distributors

DESPITE the current trend for encouraging wildflower meadows, there are still many gardeners who prefer a wellmaintained green lawn. A perfect lawn takes time and effort, and it locks up carbon dioxide and provides a space for sitting or playing. Where you have borders, an even green lawn provides a relaxing foil to brighter colours and can lead the eye to a particular feature.

A good lawn needs regular mowing, but also needs attention paid to feeding and weeding to keep it in good condition. To do this well, especially if you have a lawn of any size, it helps to have something to aid the distribution of fertiliser and weed control evenly. Getting the distribution rates wrong can have disastrous results.

Ensuring the product is distributed evenly

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