The sight of an unkempt, unmown lawn is now much less appealing, says ALAN TITCHMARSH

You might think that at any moment now, you could put your mower away and not take it out again until spring. After all, that’s what all the old gardening books say: “Send the mower away for servicing.” The thing is that nowadays our winter cold spells tend to be brief and, in the milder […]