Prohibitions, precautions, timetables… All you need to know about mowing your lawn

So that your lawn is pleasant to see and walk on, it may be time to get out the mower. Often considered a chore, this activity can very quickly become fun, allowing you to take a breath of fresh air and at the same time enter into direct contact with nature.

If your green space is large and you have to mow the lawn every year, or even once a week, beware. Indeed, even if they escape many occasional gardeners, certain rules are to be known in order to avoid any fine.

Garden owners, especially those who have to maintain their lawn, are obliged to follow certain standards. For example, a ban on mowing the lawn exists. This is due to mowing close to the lawn which endangers the small animals that inhabit your garden and carpet your floors. According to the Mon jardin, Ma maison website, the practice of mowing at ground level should be banned because it endangers the fauna of our greenery.

On the other hand, for obvious reasons of noise pollution, it is forbidden to mow at certain times of the day and week. Working days are preferred for this activity: from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. a.m. to 12 p.m. Please note that these times and days sometimes vary according to your place of residence and according to the directives of your respective municipalities.

If one of your neighbors unhappy with the time you mow your lawn decides to contact the property association, you could be fined. Despite everything, a warning will be assigned to you before a potential fine in the event of a repeat offence. This amounts to 68 euros and even 180 euros if you do not pay within 45 days, as stipulated by the law of December 31, 1992 and the decree of April 18, 1995. In order to avoid a neighborhood conflict, as there are thousands of them in France, it is better to comply with these rules before revving the engine of your device.