Getting the mower out is good for your health as well as the lawn

Fiann Ó Nualláin says keeping a lawn is good for you on a physical and psychological level and it also helps the earthworms, who in turn aid soil fertility. The smell of cut grass is also undeniably the scent of summer.

Estate agents will tell you how a lovely and well-maintained lawn will add kerb appeal to your property — so you can sell it for more — or rent it out quicker.

Eco-psychologists will explain how a well-kept lawn engenders a sense of control and order and thus has a calming and reassuring effect.