About
Honest UK lawn care, written by people who care about getting it right.
Most online UK lawn content is generic, often US-imported, and rarely accounts for what actually grows in British conditions. The Lawn Guide exists to do better than that.
What we do
The Lawn Guide is a UK-focused editorial publication covering lawn care, renovation, problem diagnosis, and product reviews. Everything is written specifically for British weather, British soil types, the seasonal cadence of UK gardening, and the products you can actually buy from UK retailers.
Our content falls into four broad categories: comprehensive guides covering subjects like seasonal lawn care and lawn renovation; problem-solver articles helping diagnose specific lawn issues; product reviews of UK-available lawn care kit; and seasonal guides timed to the British calendar rather than imported American advice.
How we review products
Product reviews are the most consequential thing we publish, because readers are making purchasing decisions based on what we say. Our editorial standards on reviews are deliberately strict.
We only recommend products we'd genuinely use ourselves. When products are tested, we test them in realistic UK conditions across a representative period of use rather than reproducing manufacturer specifications. When we haven't tested a product directly, we say so, and we limit our coverage to what can be assessed analytically (specifications, build quality from photographs and disassembly, aggregated reliable user feedback) rather than fabricating personal experience.
We name products we'd avoid as well as products we'd buy. A review that recommends one option without context for what it's better than isn't really a review — it's an advertisement. Honest comparison requires saying when something falls short, and we do.
We update or remove product recommendations when products are discontinued, when reliability issues emerge over time, or when better alternatives appear. Lists of "best" products are reviewed at least annually.
How we're funded
The Lawn Guide is funded by affiliate commissions. When you click a product link to a retailer like Amazon, Crocus, or any of our affiliate partners and make a purchase, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
This funding model matters because it means we have a strong incentive to recommend products that actually work. A bad recommendation breaks reader trust, you don't come back, and the whole publication falls apart. So we recommend the products we'd genuinely buy, not the products with the highest commission rates.
Full disclosure of our affiliate relationships is on our affiliate disclosure page. Every article containing affiliate links carries a clear disclosure notice.
What we don't do
We don't accept paid placements disguised as editorial. We don't run sponsored content. We don't take payment for positive reviews. We don't link to products we haven't either used personally or assessed in detail against alternatives. We don't publish content generated by artificial intelligence and pass it off as our own writing.
If a brand sends us a product to review, we'll say so clearly in the relevant article. Receiving a product to test does not guarantee a positive review.
Who we are
The Lawn Guide is a small UK-based editorial team writing under the publication's name rather than individual bylines. We're gardeners first and writers second, and the editorial voice reflects shared expertise rather than any single person's perspective.
We've made a deliberate choice not to put individual photographs or biographies on the site. UK lawn care is the subject worth focusing on, and we'd rather readers judge our work by whether the advice is good than by who appears to be giving it.
Get in touch
Questions, feedback, corrections, or product to test? Email hello@lawnguide.co.uk.
We read everything sent to that address, including corrections. If we've published something wrong, tell us and we'll fix it. Honest correction is a sign of a publication worth trusting; refusal to correct is the opposite.
Where to start
If you're new to the site, three places worth beginning:
- Our complete UK lawn renovation guide if you're tackling a tired lawn that needs comprehensive work
- Our spring lawn care month-by-month guide if you want to know what to do across February to May
- Our guide to every common UK lawn problem if you have a specific issue you're trying to diagnose
The Lawn Guide is independent and UK-owned. We're not part of any larger media group, retailer, or manufacturer. The publication launched in early 2026.