Watering Your Lawn

Apart from newly turfed or freshly seeded lawns there is little need to water a lawn even during a summer drought. Although the lawn may go brown it will almost always recover.

Do water lawns that are sown or laid in the spring or autumn,  especially in dry weather. Water thoroughly at dusk so that the water has a chance to reach down to the new grass roots and soak into the soil.

You can help your lawn tolerate drought by keeping it well fed, free from moss and weeds and by not cutting it too short.