We have around 80m2 of lawn/grass in our front and rear garden.

We're not too bothered about having a 'perfect lawn', but we don't want the wide spreading weeds.

We have buttercups, clover and some other 'flowers' that pop up but we'd like to get the grass a bit more robust/hardy.

Any tips on what we should be doing? We would like to keep the grass clipped shortish for the kids to run about on so we don't want an overgrown meadow type lawn.

Ideas appreciated

Thanks

You might just get away with seed about now. If not turf rolls. We have a nice mixed bag with dog repair patches and pretty "weeds" Mounds are fun.

The key to a good lawn is frequent cutting. Decide on the length of grass that you want and cut when you need to remove about 1/3 of the grass blade to get to that length. This will suppress weeds and promote the grass variety that likes that length.

Yes. If a robot is step too far, then a battery-powered lawnmower is definitely the thing. Buy enough batteries so you can do the whole job without waiting for one to recharge.

Personally, I've been happy with Parkside (from Lidl) and Worx (from Aldi) products. There are lots of reviews around.

Say No to the Mow

... it saves you a huge amount of effort!

https://www.rspb.org.uk/helping-nature/so-many-ways/explore/say-no-to-the-mow

Cut ours twice in April, not at all in May, once each in June, twice in July and once in September.

It looks neat, doesn't get stupidly long (as those species are mowed off) and there are massively more flowers and butterflies than when we moved in. Length is fine for sunbathing, kids football, etc