I never fail to marvel at nature. Of course we can aid our plants by providing exciting designs and by feeding, (I find April/May and August feeds to be most beneficial), weeding and pruning (no short back and sides please, just a trim after flowering) but at the end of the day, ‘nature will as nature wants’.

If you want your grass to be moss-free and weed free, see Peter Dowdall’s picks to give you the perfect lawn. Peter explains which products to use whether you need to feed your lawn, kill weeds and moss, or sow new grass. He also talks you through the most efficient use of weed killers and lawn fertiliser.

If you were to count every hour you spent gardening, you would probably feel like you do more weeding than gardening. And while at first it can be incredibly satisfying to pull up those garden intruders, the satisfaction soon wears thin as the weeds just keep coming back! Follow our simple steps to help control weeds, giving you more time to enjoy your garden.

Whether you consider your garden to be an outside room to relax in, a football pitch, an entertainment space or simply somewhere beautiful to look out at, make it something you love. Being functional doesn’t mean it can’t also be beautiful!

We’ve put together a few simple steps that you can follow to help you achieve that desirable lush-green lawn, and also to ensure its maintain all-year-round.