How often should you cut your grass in spring? Expert shares advice

If you’ve got a garden with grass, you might wonder how often it needs mowing to maintain its good health and look as good as new. So you’re not scratching your head, BLACK+DECKER has shared a guide to help gardeners know how often they should be getting the lawnmower out. It comes as part of a new Grassroots campaign which aims to guide people to achieve a healthier, greener lawn all year round.

Nick Ee, product and training manager at BLACK+DECKER , said: “The amount of lawn mowing needed will vary depending on the season and weather conditions. It’s important to keep grass at a consistent height. “I usually advise keeping it around 2.



5 to 3.5 inches for most grass types and avoid cutting more than one-third of the grass blade’s length at a time to help promote healthy growth.” Spring is usually when households cut their grass for the first time after winter.

Nick said: “In line with our guidance on the best date to mow in 2025, the first cut should have already been done around the 5th of March. “The rest of the season should be spent maintaining a healthy lawn before it really warms up in summer, only cutting around once per week depending on growth and weather conditions.” Summer is slightly different, with Nick advising: “A lawn cut twice per week is likely to be necessary to keep gardens looking tidy.

“In some extremes where there isn’t any rainfall for extended periods, which is unlikely in the UK, drop cutting down to once per week again in line with the level of growth. “You can still neaten up a lawn in drought by simply clipping any longer strands away.” In autumn, it’s best to cut your grass once a week, according to Nick: “I’d treat lawncare in autumn the same as spring, just mowing enough to maintain a healthy lawn and keep gardens looking tidy.

“Autumn will see in the last cut of the year, so be sure to check weather forecasts to time this well.” Recommended reading: In winter, mowing your grass isn’t usually necessary and Nick doesn’t recommend this. He said: “Only cut grass occasionally if absolutely necessary; this shouldn’t need to happen unless there is unprecedented warm weather or grass growth.

“Never mow grass that is wet or frozen as this can cause damage to the lawn and soil as well as tools.”.