Get your lawn in order…

September is the best month to sow a new lawn or lay turf, but it pays to get ahead and prepare the area now in readiness.

To beat perennial weeds, spray with a weedkiller.

Once the turf has been removed, work over the soil to a depth of nine inches with a fork and spade, removing weed roots and large stones, and incorporating compost or composted bark.

Rake and level the soil, walk over it to settle it, rake again and then leave it bare to allow weed seeds to germinate.

These can be sprayed or hoed off ready for sowing or turfing next month.