Summer is a time when you should be able to take advantage of all the work you carried out by way of lawncare in the Spring months. Mowing will be at a minimum - especially in hot dry spells - and other main cultural lawn care operations are normally carried out in Spring and Autumn. So, pull up a few chairs, get the BBQ going and put down the lawn mats for a picnic outside. What else is the lawn for, but to enjoy!
Generally, far too much mowing is carried out in the Summer months. Maybe out of habit, the mower is started every Saturday or Sunday. Maybe essentially because this is the only free time from your normal work schedule. How much better life would be if you realised that mowing frequencies should actually reduce in the summer.
Also - to help matters more - you can lift the cutting height of the mower blades to allow the grass to grow a little longer. This is good for sitting and lazing about on the lawn in the summer (we wish!) but is also helpful for the lawn!
A slightly longer sward of turf grass will help the lawn get through the summer more easily, by way of providing a barrier between the sun and the earth. Longer grass will act as a mulch - conserving soil moisture, which in turn allows for less watering, and greener grass.