A brown lawn is not a dead lawn: drought dormancy and crown recovery
A brown lawn in summer drought is dormant, not dead. The crown stays alive at soil level for weeks and will recover when rain…
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Practical, UK-specific advice on seed, lawns, wildflowers, fertiliser and groundcare — from a family-run supplier since 2004.
A quick season-by-season guide for grass seed, wildflowers and feed in British conditions. Timings shift with the weather and your region — get in touch if you want a site-specific plan.
A brown lawn in summer drought is dormant, not dead. The crown stays alive at soil level for weeks and will recover when rain…
The choice comes down to how closely the turf is cut, and whether one slow release application beats a cheaper standard feed reapplied.
Herpetosure fencing excludes different species at different heights. One product works the other way, letting animals leave but not return.
Tree tube, shrub shelter or hedge wrap, standard or biodegradable, sized to the rabbits, hares or deer actually on site.
Guard, stake, tie: how to build the right protection for a new tree from what's actually threatening it on site.
Deflecting a young tree's roots away from hardstanding, or protecting an established tree's roots from vehicles: two different jobs.
Coiled spiral guard or stake-free Vigilis wrap, standard plastic or soil-biodegradable, for lighter browsing pressure than a full tube.
Fourteen colour-themed mixes for parks, verges and beds, chosen by season, ground conditions and palette, plus a bespoke blending option.
Phoenix Amenity stocks two weed and feed treatments for amenity turf. The choice usually comes down to whether moss is part of the problem.