After a long period of hot, dry weather, lawns across Derbyshire and the East Midlands can look very different from the thick, green grass we would ideally like to see. Brown grass, bare patches, thinning turf and an increase in weeds can all become much more noticeable after drought conditions. The good news is that a brown lawn isn't necessarily a dead lawn. Grass has an impressive ability to protect itself during periods of drought by becoming dormant. Once cooler temperat

There’s a common belief that you simply can’t cut a hedge during the summer because of nesting birds. But is that actually true? At The East Midlands Lawn Care Company, August is often a busy month for hedge management across Derbyshire and the East Midlands. After months of active growth, many hedges are starting to look untidy, encroach onto paths and driveways, or simply become much larger than their owners would like. At the same time, we're still within the main bird nes

Is Your Lawn Dead or Just Dormant? How to Tell the Difference After prolonged hot, dry weather, your lawn can quickly change from green and healthy to brown, dry and seemingly lifeless. But before assuming your grass is dead and needs replacing, there’s an important question to ask: Is your lawn actually dead, or has it simply gone dormant? At The East Midlands Lawn Care Company, we regularly see lawns across Derbyshire and the East Midlands that look far worse than they real