Move over Bradley Wiggins, step aside Tom Daley: the UK gardening industry has a new athletic champion. Tasha Redman, consumer customer service representative at DLF, the company behind Johnsons Lawn Seed, was crowned 14th in the world at Aquabike at the ITU Multisport World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. Continue reading
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Fashion for artificial lawns could harm garden industry’s green image, seed firm warns
Johnsons Lawn Seed has warned that reports of rising sales of artificial turf could damage the garden industry’s green image and undermine the sector’s efforts to reduce its dependency on unsustainable plastic. Continue reading
Fashion for fake lawns will harm wildlife, increase flooding and leave our gardens drowning in non-recyclable plastic, seed firm warns
Johnsons Lawn Seed has hit back at national newspaper reports which claimed that sales of fake lawns are on the rise – and warned that covering soil in non-recyclable plastic flies in the face of the movement towards sustainable gardening. Continue reading
Lawncare is a breeze with DJ Turfcare’s MO Bacter – the innovative organic lawn fertiliser that effortlessly tackles moss and banishes labour-intensive scarifying
Flick through the pages of gardening magazines at this time of year and chances are they’ll feature a step-by-step guide on getting lawns into shape. While some lawncare products have evolved beyond recognition in recent years, gardeners are still being advised to kill moss with sulphate of iron, then set about ripping dead moss from grass via the back-breaking process of scarification or hand raking. Continue reading
Johnsons Lawn Seed unveils top tips to keep lawns looking lush if summer 2019 is another scorcher
Last year’s drought left lawns across the UK looking patchy and in need of TLC. Gardeners need not fear, however, as a few simple steps can rejuvenate tatty turf and green-up lawns in time for summer. Here, the UK’s leading lawn seed supplier, Johnsons Lawn Seed, shares its five-point action plan to help gardeners transform tired turf into a lush lawn that’s capable of surviving whatever this summer’s weather throws at it. Continue reading
Real lawns clean the air, keep us cool in summer and help to prevent flooding, unlike artificial turf, says Johnsons Lawn Seed
Johnsons Lawn Seed is throwing the spotlight on key benefits that real lawns bring to the nation’s towns, cities and suburbs – as UK gardeners seek ways to make their plots more environmentally friendly. Continue reading
Gardeners must overseed and feed lawns this spring, to restore turf in time for summer – says Johnsons Lawn Seed
Johnsons Lawn Seed is warning that the nation’s lawns will need extra TLC this spring, if grass is to recover from the extreme conditions experienced during last summer’s heatwave and drought. Continue reading
New triple action Super Smart Lawn Feed is the only product that gardeners need to revitalise tired lawns
In a UK first, Johnsons Lawn Seed is introducing an innovative triple action lawn fertiliser that feeds grass, enhances the natural colour of turf and boosts root growth – all using naturally-occurring ingredients. Continue reading
Johnsons Lawn Seed on BBC news
Whilst many brands were wrapping up for the year, Johnsons Lawn Seed was stepping into the spotlight with a special feature on BBC news. The one-off report helped to not only highlight the Johnsons Lawn Seed brand, its world-class R&D facilities, and market-leading products, but also helped place the plight of UK lawns following this year’s extreme weather firmly at the fore. Continue reading
Grass seed innovation seeks to address climate change
After the joint hottest summer on record1, many of the UK’s lawns were left in need of serious tender loving care this autumn, reflected in a surge in grass seed sales for garden centres. Johnsons Lawn Seed, the UK consumer arm of multinational grass seed supplier DLF, saw a 300% year on year increase in autumn seed sales. Continue reading
