Green fingered enthusiasts spend up to two months of their lives mowing the lawn, according to new research from artificial lawn retailer Grono.
Using time and frequency data, Grono researchers calculated that Britons spend 6.8 weeks of their lives cutting the grass in the garden. The average gardener, it says, spends roughly 60 minutes cutting and edging their lawn an average of 2.4 times a month.

The majority of respondents said they mowed the lawn regularly for eight months of the year, typically between March and October. This equated to around 19.2 hours a year.

A Grono spokesperson said: "Cutting the grass is a chore you either love or hate. I know people who spend hours manicuring a lawn the size of a postage stamp, and others who have acres which they let grow to waist height.

"I'm not at all surprised that we spend so much of our time cutting our grass, but just think of all the weeds we would save if we had an artificial lawn!"