In a bid to try and tackle this, Monty urges gardeners to use a fork "at least once a year" to try and tackle matted roots, wiggling the garden tool and repeating ever six inches.
"Put your efforts into healthy grass rather than fighting perceived ‘problems’ like daisies, moss, ants, worm-casts, moles, plantains, dandelions and fairy rings.".
He advises gardeners to let their lawns grow to a certain length before making the first cut of the season.
That's according to BBC Gardener's World's Monty Don, who has explained how to tackle lawns in March after a long and bitterly cold winter.
Anyone heading into the garden for the first time in months may find their lawns looking patchy, miserable and overgrown.
