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Levelling a lawn is the act of making the surface of the lawn flat. Lumps, bumps and hollows make a lawn difficult to mow and can be unsightly.

Levelling a lawn

To level a lawn it is usually best to fill in the holes rather than try to squash down the humps. Any sort of compacting of the lawn will not help the soil. It will squash soil particles together and reduce the root depth of the grass.

Regular top dressing will help to keep a lawn level and will keep the soil fresh.

Find out more about how to level a lawn and what materials to use in these blog pages.

Question: How to flatten a large lawn

I received an interesting question on how to go about flattening a large lawn as a comment on a previous blog post regarding rolling your lawn. I thought that it was interesting enough to put together a full post answer. Find out how professional groundsmen flatten a very large lawn without compacting the soil.

Why should you never roll your lawn!

I am often asked by customers if they should roll the lawn, and the short answer is nearly always NO! You should not roll your lawn. Many lawn owners see lovely, smooth cricket pitches or bowls greens in their local area and dream about rolling their lawn into a beautiful smooth, manicured state, good enough to putt a… Read More »