1. Before we can aerate the lawn, we need to mow it. When you do cut it, make sure it's not too short or too long, just a trim, leaving the length...

2. The idea behind aerating your lawn is to create holes so that water, air and nutrients can more easily get to the roots. It also stops the top...

3. A bag of top dressing covers about 1–2 square metres. When you choose one, make sure it's a good quality soil, compost and nutrient mix,...

4. Use the back of a steel rake to evenly spread the top dressing across the lawn. You want it to be 1–2cm deep across the lawn and down nea...

5. Once you're happy with the even level and spread of top dressing, it's time to water it in. You can either turn your sprinkler or reticulation...