There is nothing quite like a well conditioned, well maintained lawn to set off your garden. This is a large expanse and usually what others notice first. It’s the finishing touch, just like a frame around a painting. Correct preparation, when the lawn is first laid, can make maintenance a whole lot easier and the finished result will look better too.

Simple things like making sure the ground is even, will make mowing and walking on it easier.

Irrigation and drainage are also of vital importance and will extend the time during the year when you will be able to enjoy your lawn.

In the winter, a poorly drained lawn can get muddy and become like a pond of water, which will mean you won’t be able to walk on it, or worse still, it could stop you from gaining easy access to other parts of your garden.

The lie of the land will also affect the runoff water from the lawn to cause damage to the plants in your garden.

Good drainage can make all the difference to both your lawn and the surrounding garden and as these drainage systems are relatively cheap, it is a wise investment to take the time to install them.

With the various different systems that are available, there will be something to suit almost any lawn whether it is prior to getting laid or improving a lawn that is already established.

In particularly hot and dry climates the lawn will need to be irrigated to remain looking good when there is a shortage of rainfall.

Sprinkler systems are available for a few dollars, up to expensive, hidden, automated systems that are virtually set and forget.

Regular sprinkling over the summer months, can make the difference been a lush green lawn and brown patches, that will greet a shortage of water.

And who wants prickles on their lawn?

In summer there is nothing better than to wander around your lawn in bare feet and feel the soft grass beneath you.

On the other hand, there is nothing worse than walking off the grass to find that you have a few dozen prickles in your feet. Now that is one area that every lawn owner should concentrate on.

Lawn Improvements

As well as drainage and irrigation there are other areas that can enhance your lawn and make it look more beautiful and more enjoyable.

Regular mowing, catching of the grass clippings and also rolling will help to maintain the condition of your lawn.

There are people who believe that cutting the lawn at particular phases of the moon can slow it’s growth and increase the time between mowing.

There doesn’t appear to be any evidence to support this but there is no harm in trying.

If you are interested in experimenting on your own lawn try mowing during the waxing or full moon.

Just don’t do it while the neighbors are sleeping!

Getting rid of insects in the lawn will help with its condition and this can be achieved with the use of insecticides that are commonly sold through garden stores or better still with the use of natural methods.

Using natural methods is the healthiest solution as it won’t affect children and pets and more often than not the natural methods work better for longer than the insecticides.

Without the toxic contents that are used in the commercial insecticides you will be happier to walk on the lawn and know that you won’t be putting any of the residue into your system.

Some people still use soap as a natural insecticide in the garden but you need to be careful that you are using the correct soap, as some household soaps can be harmful to plants.

Obviously you won’t want to be flooding your lawn with soapy water and in fact this is banned in many areas where soap can cause problems if it enters in to the waterways.

More and more insecticides are also getting banned so it makes sense to look at the natural alternatives that are available.

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Sally Robson is a South African Internet marketer, who together with her husband Derek, have a vision of empowering all fellow South Africans and other non U.S folk, to have equal opportunity and success on the internet, by overcoming the many obstacles facing them. They have started a string of sites, resources, courses and articles, as part of Dersalsites. Sally has a passion for gardening. For more articles and advice on gardening topics, visit Sally at: http://www.dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/ 

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