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Your lawn maintenance routine should change with the seasons. We’re sharing advice on how to care for your lawn through summer, autumn, winter and spring.

Love your lawn

A lush, green lawn is very appealing – it draws everyone outdoors, it keeps the outside of your home cool, and it increases your home’s street cred, too. For a lawn to look its best year-round, give it regular TLC. We’re sharing lawn maintenance tips by season.

Summer

The heat is on! To help protect your lawn from the stresses of summer, now is the time to water well and deeply. Ensure every drop of water is used by applying a soil wetter early in the season. This helps break up any waxy coating on the soil surface and enables water to better penetrate the soil profile, allowing it to go where it’s needed most – the roots.

In periods of extreme heat or extended periods of dry weather, you may need to water the lawn two to three times a week. Water early in the morning to help reduce water loss due to evaporation. Watering with diluted seaweed once a fortnight will also help strengthen the root system and help your lawn recover better from heat-related stress. Apply a fast-acting liquid fertiliser to green up the lawn for backyard entertaining.

Summer is the time to reduce your mowing frequency; if you need to mow, mow high. Avoid cutting off more than one-third of the leaf blade as it can cause unnecessary stress. (There is less surface area; therefore, there is less moisture in the leaves.)

Keep an eye out for lawn armyworm and treat at first sight with a suitable insecticide. These pests can chew through the lawn in a matter of days, so it pays to be vigilant.

Tip: Check out our summer lawn care guide for more information.

Watering spraying from a pop-up sprinkler in a green lawn

Autumn

The air is cool, the soil is warm, and it’s the perfect time to restore the effects of summer. If your lawn was heavily used, aerating and de-compacting it will go a long way to helping it recover. Use a garden fork to drive 10-15cm holes into the lawn,