Monty advises gardeners to put energy into maintaining healthy grass rather than fighting 'problems' such as moss, ants, worm-casts, dandelions, moles and more.
However, Monty Don has urged gardeners to begin a crucial task in March to ensure 'vigorous new growth' as the temperatures rise and daylight lasts longer.
Monty Don has urged gardeners to begin a crucial task in March to ensure 'vigorous new growth' as the temperatures rise and daylight lasts longer.
To remove overwintering thatch and moss, and ensure 'thicker than ever' regrowth, Monty added: 'Give the lawn a good scratch with a wire rake and let light and water get to the soil and to the roots of the grass.
The BBC Gardeners' World star, 69, issued a range of invaluable tips for a healthy spring garden on his monthly blog, where he highlighted a must-do task: mowing the lawn.
