Alan Titchmarsh says keeping your grass short will keep rats out of your garden – but there's a simple expert-approved fix if you're doing No Mow May

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Ever wondered what Alan Titchmarsh’s advice for keeping rats away from your garden might look like? You're in luck; the gardening guru has some top tips for keeping them out of your garden ahead of the warmer weather, but one of his tips is a little divisive, with no mow May coming up.

One of Alan Titchmarsh’s key pieces of advice for how to keep rats away from your garden revolves almost entirely around the state of your lawn. Why? Well, because he says letting your grass grow unchecked creates the perfect environment for rats to move around undetected.