According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the more plants growing in your lawn, the more biodiverse it will be.
However, if you really want to remove the weeds, the experts recommend hand weeding first and as a last resort, selective lawn weedkillers are available.
They said: “Regular lawn care and physically removing unwanted plants is always the best step. You can then decide how many you remove, potentially keeping some, and only target selected plants if they are getting too numerous.
“Try some or all of the following. Regular lawn care including feeding, aerating and scarifying your lawn will encourage the grass to be more vigorous, so it’s more difficult for weeds to get established in the first place.
“Remove rosette-type weeds, such as daisies and plantains, using a hand fork or weeding tool. There are various designs of weeders, including some that can be used from a standing position, so you need to find whichever suits you best.
“They usually aim to help you remove the long tap-root of plants such as dandelions, if the root is left behind, the plant can often re-sprout.”
Gardeners should also rake and then mow their lawns regularly to keep creeping weeds at bay, such as speedwells, clover, silverweed and sorrels.
Re-turfing and re-seeding bare patches in autumn or spring will give weeds less opportunity to get a foothold in your lawn.
The experts also warned gardeners of a mistake which could cause lawn weeds to grow.
They said: “Avoid mowing the lawn very short, especially in the summer. This can weaken the grass and lead to bare patches that allow weeds in.”
The shorter the blades, the less surface there is for photosynthesis and healthy development to occur.
This means that weeds are far more likely to appear if there are spaces on a thin lawn.
Lawns mowed at 3.5 or four inches out-compete weeds, tolerate grubs and look just as good as short-mowed lawns.
If non-chemical methods aren’t effective enough or suitable for your situation, you may wish to apply lawn weedkillers.
Key advice when applying weedkiller includes only applying it in spring or summer, reading the instructions before you begin and choosing a product that’s easy to apply.
