Lawn Recovery

A tired, mossy or weedy lawn can be brought back to life with the right combination of treatments at the right time of year. Our lawn recovery service covers everything from a simple scarify and overseed to a full lawn renovation with new topsoil and seed.

• Lawn scarification to remove thatch and moss
• Hollow-tine aeration to relieve compaction
• Top-dressing with sand and soil mix
• Iron sulphate moss treatment
• Overseeding bare and thin patches
• Lawn weed treatment
• Spring and autumn feeds
• Full lawn renovation (strip, improve soil, reseed or returf)

• Moss: caused by shade, poor drainage, compaction or acidic soil. See our moss guide for the four causes.
• Bare patches: from heavy use, dog damage, shade or disease
• Weeds: dandelions, daisies, plantain, clover and others
• Compaction: from foot traffic, children playing or heavy mowing
• Poor drainage: standing water after rain
• Thatch build-up: dead grass and moss at the base
• Thin grass: from under-feeding, drought or shade

1. Assessment: we look at the lawn, identify the problems and the underlying causes
2. Moss treatment: apply iron sulphate to kill moss
3. Scarification: remove dead moss and thatch with a powered scarifier
4. Aeration: hollow-tine or solid-tine aeration to relieve compaction
5. Top-dressing: sand and soil mix brushed into the aeration holes
6. Overseeding: new grass seed suited to the conditions
7. Feeding: balanced fertiliser to help the new grass establish
8. Aftercare advice: watering and mowing regime for the first 3 months

Lawn recovery is best done in either spring (March to May) or autumn (September to October) when the soil is warm and there is regular rain. Avoid summer recovery because the new seed will struggle in dry conditions.

If your lawn is more than 50 percent moss or weeds, or if the soil is severely compacted, a full renovation may be more cost effective than recovery. We strip the existing lawn, improve the soil, and reseed or returf. This takes longer but gives a much better result.

The quickest way to get a price is to send us a few photos of your garden via WhatsApp or email, along with your postcode and a brief description of what you need. We will review the photos and get back to you with a quote or arrange a free site visit if needed.

We cover Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Bedfordshire.

Towns we work in regularly include:

• Oxfordshire: Oxford, Henley-on-Thames, Thame, Chinnor, Watlington, Bicester, Witney, Abingdon, Banbury, Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford, Faringdon, Charlbury, Woodstock
• Buckinghamshire: High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Marlow, Beaconsfield, Amersham, Princes Risborough, Wendover, Gerrards Cross, Chesham, Great Missenden, Chalfont St Peter, Hazlemere, Buckingham, Winslow, Haddenham
• Berkshire: Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell, Windsor, Maidenhead, Slough, Newbury, Ascot, Sunninghill, Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Thatcham, Twyford, Woodley, Wraysbury
• Bedfordshire: Woburn, Leighton Buzzard

See our full locations page for all areas covered.