On 15/07/2020 16:45, AnthonyL wrote:
Any experiences. My near neighbour swears by them and his lawn is in
a far better state than mine. But I'm wary of franchise operations
but presumably they have access to better
chemicals/fertilisers/weedkillers than the rubbish I seem to get - or
they are better at applying it.

greenthumb.co.uk

They sound to me a bit like the US ChemLawn franchise which does what it
says on the tin but with a more UK friendly eco greenwashed name.

If you like your lawns to be a featureless green monoculture desert of
grass with absolutely nothing else left alive and obtained at any cost
to the environment then it is for you.

I prefer my lawn with some small wild flowers in it and only really
persecute dandelions, ground elder and buttercups. Clover is in flower
right now. One application of weed and feed in the spring and a couple
of spot weeding sessions with a broadleaf specific weedkiller combined
with regular cutting is plenty good enough. It looks much more
interesting with some smaller wild flowers left in it.

I buy my spring weed and feed in the Autumn get rid quick sale when they
are making room for Dracula's Cave/Santa's Grotto. The trick to applying
it is to spread it evenly over the whole area. It can burn the grass if
applied incorrectly or not watered in within a couple of days.

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Regards,
Martin Brown