Scottish Lawncare, a new venture set up and operated by Colin Menzies of Aberfeldy, is offering to make Highland Perhshire an even greener and more pleasant environment. The firm will not only provide an aftercare service for newly landscaped gardens but also renovate run-down lawns without the need to dig them up and start again.

An initial free lawn analysis will take into account the existing grass varieties, their health and suitability to the soil type, and the extent of moss and weed invasion. A programme is then adapted for the lawn to return it to a green and healthy condition without moss or weeds.

A lawncare programme will usually involve four treatments a year, starting in early spring and continuing through to late autumn, with the use of slow release fertilizers. The treatments can start at any stage of the season but the best time to overseed with new grass is in the spring or autumn.