As October arrives, the autumn colours bring a familiar annual challenge: a thick layer of falling leaves covering lawns, patios, and driveways. Leaving leaves on your lawn isn’t just an aesthetic issue. A dense layer of wet foliage smothers grass,…
Category: Lawn Maintenance & Clean-up
As summer fades into September, your lawn has likely taken a beating. Months of foot traffic, hot sun, and reduced rainfall often leave turf looking tired, patchy, and compact. While spring gets all the publicity for garden care, early autumn…
By July, the frantic growth of spring has usually mellowed into the steady heat of high summer. While your lawn might be growing more slowly, the ground is hardening, and the rest of your garden – hedges, verges, and boundaries…
By the time June arrives, the British garden is often in full swing. The combination of early summer sun and frequent showers means that growth is rapid, and it is not just your grass that needs attention. Hedges begin to…
When it comes to garden machinery, the phrase “German Engineering” carries a specific weight. It suggests precision, durability, and a thoughtful approach to ergonomics. Since 1931, AL-KO Gardentech has embodied these values, evolving from a small village smithy into a…
This is the time of year when your garden is most likely covered in leaves and looking rather untidy, despite your best efforts at trimming everything back. Like all the plants and living things in your garden, your grass needs…
Most of us have taken the opportunity of the buzz around the 5th November to have our own bonfire and burn all the garden debris that we’ve spent the Autumn cutting back. There’s nothing quite like the smell of a…
Autumn can be a magical time in your garden. There’s a slight chill in the air and if you’re lucky enough to have trees in your garden you can watch first hand as their leaves transform from green to orange,…
Is it time to switch to cordless power? There are of course, pros and cons of owning and operating a battery operated garden machine. But do the pros outweigh the cons, or vice versa? If you’re used to a traditional…
Well here we are – almost Autumn – and if you’re anything like us here at Just Lawnmowers then you are already lamenting the shorter days, the slight chill in the air and the damp mornings. The majority of gardeners…