Many people find it extremely hard to create the perfect lawn and wonder how their next door neighbor manages to have a beautifully manicured lawn only 10 feet from their disappointing excuse of a lawn. Well, the secret ingredient that they might be using are lawn rollers. Lawn rollers are an excellent garden tool that can make a huge difference to the quality and finish of your lawn. They can improve the color and look of your lawn with just a few simple techniques that I will show you.

If your lawn suffers from have large bumpy areas or is very uneven throughout the whole lawn then lawn rollers are exactly what you need to even out your lawn. Firstly, if you are trying to flatten out some bumps, then you should cut back the turf from around the area that the bump is situated in. Cut the turf back around 4 inches so that when you replace the turf it does not leave any bare patches. Once you have carefully rolled back the turf from this area, you will need to get a shovel and remove the excess soil so that the earth is level with the rest of the lawn. Now, carefully use your lawn roller on the earth moving the your roller backwards and forwards slowly (try not to let the roller damage the surrounding lawn).

By using a roller for this process you are compacting the soil that your turf will be laid on and this helps the roots from your grass to burrow down into the earth and establish some strength within the soil. It is important that the roots establish themselves as this allows the grass to take in all of the nutrients from the soil and water that it will need to become lush and green. After the turf has been laid and you are happy with the position of it, run the lawn rollers over this area to compact the turf into the soil. You must make sure that you water the re-laid turf as soon as it is down otherwise the grass roots will not have the sufficient nutrients that it needs at this stage.

You can also use lawn rollers to sow new grass seed with a similar method. Clear the area where you want to sow your seeds of any debris and use the lawn rollers to make sure that the area is flat. Sow the seeds in this area and then run your garden roller over the area to make sure that you compact the seeds into the earth. By compacting the seeds it gives the seeds the best chance to burrow down and establish some good roots. Make sure that you water your seeds thoroughly once you have finished.

There are many great ways to use lawn rollers to get the perfect lawn. This article has shown you just two ways, but if you want more tips then visit Matt Berry’s Lawn Rollers website.

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