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GARDENING 113 Keeping your lawn luscious
GreenThumb has been treating lawns for more than 30 years, turning them from tired, weed and moss infested areas of grass, into lawns to be proud of (pictured right). Our seasonal lawn care treatments have been designed to work alongside nature and weather conditions that are common during the four conventional periods of the year. Each of the lawn care treatments are like the seasons, a natural
progression from one season to the next accommodating the conditions of the environment with treatments that best support and sustain the appearance of a beautiful lawn for the time of year. Combine these treatments with Hollow-Tine aeration and scarification and you will have the recipe for a lush green healthy lawn. • GreenThumb, The Weald, Unit 3, Trumans Oast, Willow Lane, Paddock Wood TN12 6PF, call 01892 838045 or visit
www.greenthumb.co.uk/branch/the-weald
A great feature of a summer garden is the lawn. Green, lush, springy under foot, sweet smelling – there are so many advantages to real grass: • Lawn maintenance boosts your fitness levels.
Leaping off the page
Are you an armchair gardener? Most garden lovers would insist that gardening needs to be a physical, hands-on activity but, in fact, many people indulge in a highly positive and beneficial amount of indoor inspiration. Garden creativeness usually starts with an image
or concept, many of which stem from photos of other people’s plots, in catalogues, online shopping and social media sites and, in reality, during a visit to a garden, garden centre or nursery. Acknowledging the
increasing demand for online inspiration, Thompson &
Coolings Nurseries support local community in transforming their town
As a society we see, but don’t notice, the enormous contribution made by plants to our quality of life.
The annual ‘In Bloom’ garden competition plays a vital role in celebrating and directing focus onto the value of plants and their impact on our community – and once again Coolings Nurseries in Knockholt, are proud to be working with Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council to support Tonbridge In Bloom.
As devoted supporters of local community
projects, including ‘In Bloom’, since the 1970s, Coolings are excited to be engaging local residents with the joy of gardening and supporting the essence of the competition, which is to help transform areas into better places to live and work, and to make residents, businesses and communities proud of their town. Coolings Chairman, Paul Cooling, adds:
“This competition encourages the residents and businesses themselves to grow plants and care for their local space – after all wouldn’t it feel better to live in a place that has an award for being beautiful? Hopefully, gardeners of all abilities will be tempted to enter and discover the pleasure of cultivating something beautiful.” Judging takes place during July (entry forms must be received by 30th June). Categories in the free to enter competition range from individual pots to entire gardens. As an incentive Coolings are sending a £5 voucher to every household that enters. Category winners will be awarded prizes of up to £25 of Coolings vouchers. • Visit
www.coolings.co.uk or pop into Coolings, Rushmore Hill, Knockholt TN14 7NN.
Morgan now offer a new interactive element. T&M’s products come alive in the pages of its plant catalogues. Printed images become interactive on the screens of smart phones and tablets, offering a range of ‘how-to’ videos and an enhanced digital experience. • Visit
www.thompson-
morgan.com/layar
• Grass is bio-diverse. It attracts all sorts of insects and micro-bugs, which add to the food chain. • A dense lawn is six times more effective than a wheat field and four times better than a hay field at absorbing rainfall. • A 250sq m of lawn releases enough oxygen for a family of four and it absorbs the equivalent of 60sq m of carbon dioxide per person.
To help you achieve a great lawn, follow our top 6 tips:
1. Change the direction of your mowing each time. The weight and force of the mower lays the grass flat and your cutting blades will miss some spikes of grass sward if you always travel in the same direction. 2. Returning your grass clippings to the lawn is the equivalent of applying fertiliser. 3. Rolling your lawn with a heavy cylinder is not good practice. It compacts the soil because it squeezes out some of the air, which can lead to waterlogging and poor drainage. 4. Cut the lawn high rather than low and mow little and often. Mowing too low causes shallow roots and weak grass resulting in more weeds. 5. Don’t water your lawn (unless it’s brand new). It encourages weed grass called annual meadow grass that can make the lawn look patchy. 6. Don’t use chemical treatments to get rid of moss.
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