How often should you cut your lawn? A season-by-season guide
How often to mow in spring, summer, autumn and winter, the one-third rule, and what changes for small, shady London lawns.
Garden advice
Plain answers to the questions we get asked about hedges, weeds, lawns and clearances.
What happens on a garden clearance, and what affects how long it takes
What a garden clearance usually covers, why access and waste make such a difference in London, and what you can do before we arrive.
Weeds between patio slabs: why they keep coming back
Why weeds keep returning to the same joints in your patio or path, how to get them out properly, and whether a pressure washer or weedkiller helps.
When to cut a hedge in the UK, and when to leave it alone
The best time of year for the main cut, how the nesting season changes things, and how timing differs for privet, laurel, leylandii and beech.