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Which veggies will you nurture this spring?

By on 17/10/2019 in Out And About, Uncategorized

Butter on barbecued corn … from the veggie patch in your lawn. Mmmmm. What? You don’t have a veggie garden? Well, get out your string line! Prepare your patch Decide on the size of your veggie plot and fix a string line at both ends in your lawn with nails and wooden pegs. If your […]

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How To Top Dress Your Lawn

By on 10/10/2019 in Lawn Care, Taking Care Of Your Lawn

When is top dressing a lawn necessary? In most cases top dressing is done to correct poor preparation and lack of soil underneath or to fill in low spots and correct uneven areas in the lawn. If your lawn is well fertilised, healthy and even, then you don’t need to worry about top dressing. How […]

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Show Your Lawn Some Love!… By Loving Your Lawn Mower!

By on 13/05/2019 in Lawn Care, Taking Care Of Your Lawn

We love how our lawn looks after a mow, but most of us rarely do much to keep our lawn mower in good condition. Sometimes after a few months of neglect, we hope that when we pull on the cord it will kick over and it hasn’t succumbed to the neglect, myself included! So, here’s […]

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5 Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

By on 09/05/2019 in Uncategorized

Mums love their lawns because they provide a place for their family to create memories. We want our mum’s lawn to be up to scratch and easy to manage, with more time for the good stuff. Here’s some gift ideas we are sure she will enjoy this Mother’s Day… Buy her a push button start […]

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‘Winterizing’ your lawn with Potassium

By on 06/05/2019 in Uncategorized

Your lawn needs a mix of nutrients to help it function at optimum capacity. Potassium and other nutrients create a healthier lawn that is more resilient to drought, temperature change and disease. At certain times of the year, some nutrients can be more important than others. During autumn when temperatures are starting to decrease, there […]

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Tiff Tuff- Game changer

By on 13/03/2019 in Uncategorized

TifTuf is a hybrid Bermuda grass that has been chosen from over 30,000 different cultivars for its outstanding drought and wear tolerance and the ability to hold an impressive level of green cover through the colder months. TifTuf requires less nutrient inputs and only 40%* of the water needed for standard warm season grasses. TifTuf […]

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Happy Australia Day!

By on 25/01/2019 in Uncategorized
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Should I core my lawn?

By on 15/11/2018 in Lawn Care, Taking Care Of Your Lawn

What is core aeration? Should I core my lawn?  Unlike regular aeration, where solid tines simply punch holes in the ground, core aeration removes a plug of soil from your lawn at the same time. Plug or core aerators do this by using hollow tines that puncture the surface and then pull the plugs from […]

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Do I need to use a wetting agent on my lawn?

By on 13/11/2018 in Lawn Care, Things To Think About Before Ordering Turf

Wetting agents are like a detergent or surfactant that attract water to the soils surface, helping it to soak in. Hydrophobic soils repel water which can lead to serious problems in the garden and lawn. For existing lawns that are hydrophobic, a wetting agent is needed. What is hydrophobic soil? Hydrophobic soils repel water and […]

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Can you over fertilise your lawn?

By on 08/11/2018 in Lawn Care

There are some out there who wouldn’t dream of fertilising their lawn very often or even at all, because it could lead to more mowing! But can you over fertilise your lawn? For others there’s no such thing as too much of a good thing, right? Well when it comes to our lawns some of […]

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