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Could someone please advise me on how to treat a 30-year old,seriously compacted lawn (on a thin layer of soil). There is a lot of worm activity at the moment, which presumably is helping to aerate the soil. The overall condition, though, is so bad

This last week holes have appeared in my front lawn. No soil on top of the holes, just the grass being tufted out and what looks like someone's finger has scooped out underneath. I must have over a hundred plus of these now. At first Imthought

Having cleared our drive of 30 inches of snow, I now have vast amounts of gravel that I accidentally shovelled with the snow onto the lawn.  Any ideas what I can do???? Just rake it off then brush it off when lawn is dry. Maybe have to reseed a bit

How can one remove a lawn bee infestation? HI Mike, I read in March edition of Gardeners World that these bees are called Tawny mining bees and they build their nests in sunny lawns and borders from March to May. They say that these bees

haave tried putting down ant traps containing Nippon, boiling water. bleach, even digging down to find the queen, but they keep coming back. At this moment I have 18 nests in a 20 x 8 metre lawn I. Think nematodes may be the answer. I used them a few

how can I help my lawn survive the onslaught of my four chickens by using a fertiliser on it that will be harmless to the chickens if they should eat any of it. Grass fertilizer will kill a rabbit if it eats the grass-don't think it does the same

Hi, I would email the experts but hopefully my gardening colleagues can solve this issue. I laid a new lawn over 2 months ago, and followed all the rules, not standing on it for the required time, watering it for a full month etc etc. On my first

I have a small lawn that lays in partial shade of a large oak tree, so it doesn't get its full quota of sunshine ( When we get it!) . I feed it regularly in the growing season, but it always struggles to thicken up. Would it help if I added daisies

Evening guys! I need to start some major lawn renovating and need to start adding some top dressing. I have been looking at buying a lute but they seem really expensive. Does anyone have any ideas of a cheaper alternative? Many thanks! I'd use a

Everyone has told me that worms in lawns are a good thing. Unfortunately for me it seems to be a problem. I seem to have so  many that nearly 50% of the lawn appears to be dirt areas where the worms have been and left their mark. This has been