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Garden know-how, no jargon.

The advice we give customers every week, written down. When to cut what, what to leave alone, and how to keep a Lincolnshire garden on top of itself. No waffle, no sales pitch dressed up as a tip.

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When to cut hedges in the UK (and when not to)

The best months for hedge cutting, the nesting season rules, and how often different hedges actually need doing.

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A freshly mown striped lawn in a well-kept garden

A lawn care calendar for Lincolnshire gardens

Month by month: when to mow, feed, scarify and leave the lawn alone through a Lincolnshire year.

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One-off garden tidy or monthly maintenance: which do you actually need?

An honest decision guide. When a single blitz is the right call, when a plan pays off, and how to tell which is you.

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A cordless twin-battery electric lawn mower on a freshly cut lawn

Why we only run electric kit (and what it means for your garden)

No petrol machines, ever. What battery kit changes about noise, fumes and the actual finish on your garden.

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