Water Solution

If you would rather not water, this is for you

Here is the honest truth. Most people would rather not spend their time watering the lawn. It takes time, it often adds to the water bill and, for many of us, it just does not sit right to pour litres of treated water onto grass during a dry summer.

That makes complete sense, and it is exactly why Water Solution® works so well.

It helps your lawn get far more from the water it already receives, whether that is natural rainfall, morning dew or the occasional watering. Rather than asking you to water more, it helps every drop go further, so your lawn stays healthier with less effort, less cost and less waste.

Why lawns struggle to drink

You would think rain alone would keep a lawn happy. Often it does not. After a dry spell, soil can become water repellent. Instead of soaking in, water beads up and drains away or sits on the surface, and your lawn is left surrounded by moisture it simply cannot use.

Water Solution lowers the surface tension in the soil so water can penetrate and spread evenly, down to where the roots need it. The result is a lawn that drinks properly, roots more deeply and copes with dry weather far better.

What it does for your lawn

• Helps water soak in rather than run off
• Spreads moisture evenly and clears up dry patches
• Puts more water within reach of the roots
• Encourages deeper, stronger root growth
• Gives new seed the best possible start

There is a cost angle too. If you would otherwise be watering through the season, a year of Water Solution typically works out at around a third of what the water itself would cost, and that is before you count the time saved. And if you do water, one deep soak a week of 2 to 3cm beats several light sprinklings.

There is a bigger cost than the water, though. A lawn that thins out badly in July needs putting back together in the autumn, with scarification, overseeding and a season of patience while it fills in. That work runs to several times the cost of keeping the soil in good order in the first place.

Three applications a year for a lawn that stays ahead

Water Solution works best as part of your lawn's yearly rhythm rather than a one off. We recommend three applications through the growing season, each timed to do a different job.

Spring sets your lawn up for the season, helping it establish strong roots and even moisture before the warmer months arrive. A base application goes on with your Spring treatment, so joining in time for spring means it is there from the start. It also gives spring seeding the best possible start, since new seed needs steady moisture at the surface to germinate well.

Early Summer is your lawn's insurance against drought. A well timed application helps it hold on to moisture and delays the point at which it starts to struggle in the heat.

Summer keeps it working when the pressure is on. This is when soil is most likely to turn water repellent, so this application keeps it accepting moisture through the hottest weeks and means any rain that does fall reaches the roots rather than running off.

Together, these three treatments keep your lawn ahead of the weather rather than reacting to it. It is the difference between a lawn that survives the year and one that quietly thrives through it.

Sensible, family friendly care

A Water Solution annual programme is considered, careful treatment rather than a quick fix. It works with nature rather than against it, helping your lawn make far better use of the water it already receives. There is no stay off time and no watering in required, so you can use the garden as normal the same day.

How we recommend it

After three droughts in six years we no longer think of this as an optional extra. From 2027 it is simply part of how we look after a lawn properly on Nottingham's clay soils, so it is included on every programme, from the most straightforward plan upwards.

For new customers, two longer lasting granular applications follow at your Early Summer and Summer visits as part of our treatment plans.

If you are already with us, add them when you confirm your 2027 programme and we will apply two for the price of one, held for you every year for as long as you stay with us.

If you would like to add Water Solution, or talk through how it fits what you want from your lawn, simply get in touch.