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Over the last couple of weeks the birds have been grub-hunting in my lawn creating lots of small hollows and pulling out tiny tufts of grass [inc roots]. So, off to my supplier for 20 bags of 70/30 top dressing and another rare outing for my lute this weekend.

The stripes on lawns is very basic and easy to do - it's simply the blades of grass being rolled in a specific direction and the light reflecting off the grass. From where you stand, the light-green stripes are grass blades bent / flattened away from you so the natural light is reflecting off...

Here's a bizarre tip but it works [for me]. Lawns round my was are on very sandy soil which is bad news for water retention. So, I water-in washing-up liquid which acts as a water retention wetting agent. No idea if this is useful for clay or chalk undersoil mind.

I'm a proud lawn man - other residents in the close all seeking to have theirs look like mine. I found the Lawn Expert guide an excellent source of advice <link>, but, yes, YouTube also has plenty of good videos for advice. Best advice from me: know your timing! Know when to cut and when not...