Topdressing your lawn
Topdressing helps to even out minor undulations, break down thatch and improve drainage and tolerance to wear and tear. Autumn is an ideal time to top dress the lawn, although it can be done at any time when the grass is growing actively. The grass surface should be dry to avoid the material sticking to the grass leaves.
Before applying the topdressing, it is advisable to mow the lawn and carry out any other maintenance operations planned, such as spiking/hollow tining and scarification. You should not mow the grass immediately after applying topdressing. This will remove some of the material that you are trying to work into the surface and may cause unnecessary wear to your mower.
Spread the topdressing as evenly as possible and work into the surface with the back of a rake or a stiff brush. Rates of application will vary for different situations, but in autumn up to 3 litres (4kg) per square metre is sufficient. Whatever amount you apply, it needs to be worked into the grass surface and should never be so much that it smothers the grass.
Once the operation has been completed, there should be no obvious clumps of topdressing on the surface and the grass should be clearly visible. A good shower of rain or watering the lawn (when you have finished) will put the finishing touches to the task.
Rolawn Lawn Topdressing is a high quality, sand based lawn dressing available in convenient hooded 0.73m3 tote bags and small bags. Click here for further information and to buy online.
15% Discount on Topdressing |
| Save 15% on all orders of Rolawn Lawn Topdressing placed online before 21st September 2008. To take advantage of this exclusive offer please enter topdressing6 at the promotion code. |
If there are thin or bare areas in your lawn, or vigorous scarification to remove moss and thatch has been necessary, then it is a good idea to add a high quality grass seed to the topdressing to save time and effort. It is important to choose the seed very carefully. It would be inappropriate to overseed an ornamental lawn with ryegrass. In contrast, it will not be such a problem if a ryegrass, utility lawn is overseeded with finer grasses (fescues) that make up ornamental seed mixtures. Often this can improve the appearance of a ryegrass utility lawn.
Rolawn Medallion® Premium Lawn seed is a superior blend of cultivars for a healthy, green and hardwearing lawn. Click here to buy online.
Rolawn Minster Pro™ Ornamental Lawn seed is a blend of fine leafed, shade & drought tolerant cultivars for ornamental lawns. Click here to buy online.
Regards
Rolawn Direct
info@rolawndirect.co.uk
To ensure you continue to receive our lawn care emails and details of promotional offers, please add info@rolawndirect.co.uk to your address book, contacts list or safe sender list.
Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Rolawn Limited Registered Address: Elvington, York, YO41 4XR.
Registered in England & Wales. Company Registration No 4373077.
Tel: 0845 604 6050. Email: info@rolawn.co.uk