Garden experts say letting lawn run wild with brown patches and overgrown weeds is the latest trend

Make yours a lazy lawn: Garden experts say letting it run wild with brown patches and overgrown weeds is the latest trend Royal Horticultural Society claims new trend is for ‘lazy lawns’ with weeds   Lazy lawns are better for nature and are less work for the gardener   RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barter compiled the annual … Read more

Monty Don urges gardeners to stop mowing the lawn so often as it is ‘damaging’ to wildlife 

Monty Don urges gardeners to stop mowing the lawn so often as it is ‘damaging’ to wildlife Gardener Monty Don has said there are many benefits to keeping grass longer  The Daily Mail Weekend Magazine columnist said short grass is a male trait By leaving grass alone to grow, you encourage wildlife to enter your … Read more

Chris Packham says we should stop mowing our lawn because it is bad for nature

Now Chris Packham says we should stop mowing our lawn! TV presenter says ‘bizarre habit’ is bad for nature after accusing Britons of ‘persecuting cockroaches and wasps’ Presenter Packham, 59, said homeowners should think about letting gardens go He suggested instead of a cut lawn families might like wild flower patches The comment is backed … Read more

Dominic West receives delivery of a lawn mower outside his Wiltshire home

Dominic West was seen accepting a delivery outside his Wiltshire home where he was spotted running with his wife Catherine FitzGerald earlier this week. The married couple put on a united front after pictures of Dominic, 51, canoodling with actor Lily James, 31, while on holiday in Rome emerged last month.  The run came following reports … Read more

Donald Trump will hold his first public event since COVID on White House South Lawn

President Donald Trump will hold a public gathering on the White House South Lawn on Saturday with hundreds of people for his first event since being diagnosed with the coronavirus and then will travel to Florida on Monday for a campaign rally.  Trump is expected to give remarks on Saturday from one of the balconies … Read more

Donald Trump releases TWO new videos from the White House South Lawn

President Donald Trump tweeted out two videos including one where he talks about older voters and declares himself a ‘senior’ as he contends with COVID-19 – but both were shot Wednesday, revealing little about his current condition.  ‘So, to my favorite people in the world: the seniors. I’m a senior, I know you don’t know … Read more

Hilarious moment CNN reporter shoos away raccoon that’s ruining his broadcast from White House lawn

President Trump apparently has a new ally in his long-running feud with the ‘fake news’ media. A CNN reporter shooed away a raccoon that was scurrying toward his direction on the North Lawn of the White House just as he was about to go live on the air before dawn on Wednesday. Alisyn Camerota, the … Read more

It’s grass roots time! Give your lawn a makeover and prepare for the rewards in spring

It’s grass roots time! Give your lawn a makeover and prepare for the rewards in spring British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for making a new lawn He advised using a grass seed including ryegrass for hard-wearing family lawns Whether laying turf or growing seed Nigel offers advice for preparing the soil  By Nigel Colborn for … Read more

Homeowner who raised bottom of his sloping lawn by 20 inches wins battle with neighbours to keep it

Homeowner wins the right to keep his elevated garden after neighbours accused him of trying to ‘peer into their gardens’ with landscaping Matthew Williams raised bottom of garden by 20 inches in Llanelli, south Wales  Neighbours complained their privacy was threatened because he could ‘peer in’ Retrospective planning permission was requested to keep the raised … Read more