The sun is shining, the flowers are out, and your garden has managed to make it through the cold winter and storms Dudley and Eunice pretty much intact.
But if it's looking a bit wild out there, when should you cut the grass for the first time this spring?
With the mini-heatwave set to roll on until late March, this weekend could be your golden opportunity to get the mower out and tackle the back yard.
Read on for the best tips and tricks to cut your grass from the experts.
When to start cutting grass in spring
If you've not yet tackled your shaggy grass, fear not - it's better to wait longer than to cut too soon, says gardening expert Gerald Stratford.
"First of all, do not go on the grass if it's very wet or frosted," he told the Mirror.
"Don't be in too much of a hurry to give it it's first cut; most years the end of March or early April is soon enough, and when you do go to do your first cut, raise the mower blades as high as possible.
"You can gradually lower them over the coming weeks, but never be tempted to 'scalp' the lawn."
Will cutting grass short kill weeds?
Unfortunately no - it's more likely to have the opposite effect.
Cutting back too low will allow moss and weeds a better opportunity to take hold, says Gerald, who advises a quick shop-bought product to nip any nasty weeds in the bud.
"Use a high nitrogen fertiliser for a quick fix this will help the grass green up in days but it's probably better to take a bit longer to do the job better," he suggests.
Mowing lines when cutting grass
Who hasn't been distracted while watching Wimbledon by the perfectly straight lines cut to a regimental 8mm high in the background? You might not have a team of eagle-eyed experts to tackle your garden, but it's not too difficult to stripe your lawn.
The grass appears striped because of the light reflecting off the glass blades - and the best way to achieve it is with a cylinder mower with a rear roller or striping kit, reveals thegrasspeople.com.
Once you've sketched out on paper where you want your stripes to go - taking particular if you have a non-rectangular garden - set your mower to the highest height and cut the edges of your lawn at right angles.
Line up your mower in the direction of your first stripe and move forward in a straight line, turning 180 degrees at the end and cutting a parallel line next to it.
Once you've finished the garden you can go back over the stripes with a double-cut to sharpen them up, or turn off the motor and go over the lines with the roller feature.
Cutting grass that is long
If you're lucky enough to have a big garden, giving the grass its spring haircut all at once can be a wee bit daunting.
Instead, why not mow a section of your lawn and leave the rest of it au natural? Not only does it mean less work for you, it's also excellent for your local wildlife.
"Don't mow all of your lawn. Find a corner of your garden where you can allow it to become, dare I say it, a little bit unkempt," Springwatch presenter Chris Packham told Country Living
"That long grass will provide food for butterflies and other invertebrates and shelter for other animals – maybe even something as exciting as a hedgehog."
Not only will a mow path - a strip of garden you keep shorter than the rest - help maintain the local ecosystem, having wildflowers and long grasses can also keep pests under control in a more natural way.
*Signed copies of Gerald Stratford's book Big Veg are available to buy from alfredgroves.co.uk. £1 from every book sold goes to DEC's Ukraine humanitarian appeal
