* Soil under lawn can get very compacted due to pedestrian traffic and time and often it becomes so hard its difficult for rainfall to penetrate. Aerate your lawn to allow water to penetrate. Use spiky shoes, a garden fork or hire a lawn aerater.

* Water deeply once a fortnight in summer, early morning is best.

* Adding a water saving granule or liquid to water repellant soils can also help.

* Before lawn new lawn add water crystals to the soil, they last for 6 y...