IF your lawn is covered in nasty bald patches, fear not, you’ve come to the right place.
With right around the corner and the heating up, if you’re on a mission to ensure your is guest-ready, then we’ve got just the thing for you.
There’s nothing more annoying than spending a day relaxing in the , only to be stared at by unsightly on your .
But if this is something that really grinds your gears, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
Many of our will have taken a bit of a beating over the .
However, luckily for you, in a video for , expert shared his for revitalising garden lawns with what he described as an “easy”; technique.
While many may believe to be the go-to solution for fixing bare patches on lawns, this requires time, patience and care.
However, in the short video posted on , Alan instead proposed a simpler alternative that he claimed is “much easier”;.
According to Alan: “If you get bare patches in the middle of your lawn – where you’ve been hanging out the washing or a place that’s regularly trodden over and just worn out – then you can of course just prick it over with a fork and reseed it.
“But in the middle of summer, the may take a while to grow and look unsightly.
“It's much easier to replace it with a piece of turf – but how do you do it so the turf fits perfectly?”;
Alan advised to use a piece of turf that’s bigger than the patch you want to cover.
All you’ll need to do is simply lay it on top and then cut a shape from the centre.
He instructed: “You know this is going to be larger than that bare patch underneath. Cut right through this turf and through the grass below.”;
After cutting the piece of turf, which you can borrow from another part of your garden, you can then remove the surplus grass, leaving behind the neatly cut patch.
While working on the garden, Alan skilfully sliced a neat section out of the lawn and then lifted this neatly carved piece from its original spot.
He mentioned that this is particularly handy when creating a new border, as he explained: “That’s great for patching because it’s exactly the same turf.”;
As well as being house proud, try to be a bit garden proud as well
Alan Titchmarsh
Although using fresh turf might mean the lawn doesn’t match immediately, over time, it will “meld in”;, and the difference will become undetectable to .
Following this, gardeners will need to ensure the new piece is level with the rest of the lawn.
Alan watered the new section and recommended keeping foot traffic to a minimum to allow it to settle.
The also shared: “As well as being , try to be a bit as well.
“With a little nip and a tuck, you can stop it looking like the aftermath of a and turn it into something rather more refined.”;
Alan completed the entire process in under two minutes flat, making this not only super simple but incredibly fast too.
