Who's made the cut for Britain's best lawn? Judge for yourself who's got the blades of glory in our big competition

By Adam Luck For The Mail On Sunday

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They say that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, but few lawns will attract more admiring glances than these. 

Because all nine gardens pictured here are among the front runners in the race to find Britain’s Best Lawn 2015. 

This year, for the first time, The Mail on Sunday has joined forces with lawnmower engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton to find the little patch of perfection that will ultimately be crowned Britain’s finest. 

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Entries have now closed in our search for Britain’s finest lawn and the victor will soon be declared. 

Some glittering rewards await our winner, who will received a £5,000 cash prize, along with a new Atco Clipper lawnmower, powered by a Briggs & Stratton petrol engine, and a year’s subscription to The Mail on Sunday, along with other prizes. 

Once purely the preserve of the aristocracy, the arrival in the 19th Century of the new-fangled lawnmower meant that lawns have long since become the centrepiece of most English gardens. 

But keeping lawns manicured, green and free of weeds is an art form in itself. Last year’s Britain’s Best Lawn runner-up Stuart Grindle even planted Keep Off The Grass signs on his precious sward to steer his family away from his pride and joy. 

Other finalists last year admitted they spent up to ten hours a day tending their lawns and gardens. But trimming your grass can also trim your waist. 

Cutting a lawn with a walk-behind lawnmower can burn up to 340 calories an hour and it is well known that gardening cuts stress levels. 

Nasa scientists even argue that the nitrogen from decomposing grass clippings helps offset your garden’s carbon footprint. 

Last year’s winners were Paul and Christine Davies, from the Wirral, whose 1.3-acre country garden is open to the public two days a week. This year’s winner will be announced next month.

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