A well-maintained lawn can make a huge difference to the overall appearance of your property, but how often should you actually mow it?
The answer depends on the time of year, how quickly your grass is growing and the type of finish you want. Here in South Gippsland, changing seasons and rainfall can mean your lawn grows quickly at certain times of the year and barely needs touching at others.
Regular Mowing Makes a Difference
During periods of strong growth, many lawns benefit from mowing every one to two weeks. Regular mowing keeps the grass manageable and helps maintain a neat, healthy appearance.
Leaving a lawn for too long between cuts can make the next mow much harder. Long grass can become thick and uneven, edges disappear and weeds can quickly take advantage.
The key is not necessarily mowing your lawn on exactly the same day every fortnight — it’s keeping on top of it before it becomes overgrown.
Your Lawn Will Tell You When It Needs Mowing
Rather than relying entirely on the calendar, keep an eye on how quickly the grass is growing.
After good rain combined with warmer weather, you may find the mower needs to come out much more frequently. During cooler or drier periods, the time between mows can usually be extended.
Different areas of the same property can even grow at different rates depending on shade, moisture and soil conditions.
Avoid Cutting Too Much at Once
Regular mowing also means you don’t need to remove a huge amount of grass in a single cut.
Taking too much length off an overgrown lawn at once can leave it looking scalped and untidy. Keeping the lawn at a manageable height allows for a much cleaner finish.
And there’s more to a tidy lawn than simply running a mower over it. Neat edges and attention around paths, garden beds, fences and other obstacles can make a big difference to the finished result.
Regular or One-Off Lawn Mowing
Not everyone needs a regular mowing schedule.
You might simply need someone to get the lawn back under control after a busy few weeks, before visitors arrive, ahead of a property inspection or when the grass has grown faster than expected.
Dom offers both regular and one-off lawn mowing, so the service can be tailored to your property and how often you need a hand.
For larger lawns and open grassed areas, ride-on mowing is also available, making it much quicker and more practical to maintain bigger properties.
Lawn Mowing Around Leongatha & South Gippsland
Dom’s Mowing & General Garden Services provides lawn mowing and garden maintenance throughout Leongatha and surrounding South Gippsland areas, including Korumburra, Mirboo North, Inverloch, Fish Creek and surrounding communities.
Whether you need regular mowing or simply want to get an overgrown lawn looking good again, give Dom a call for a free quote.
Call Dom on 0413 343 436.
