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A Good Edging For Your Lawn Can Make All The Difference
A Good Edging for Your Lawn Can Make All The Difference 6 JULY, 2018 DIY Maintenance The edging on your lawn can make a huge difference to the overall appearance of your lawn. A clean edge will give you a neat lawn, but scraggly edges will make your whole lawn appear...
Am I Watering Enough? Or Maybe Too Much?
Am I Watering Enough? Or Maybe Too Much? 29 JUNE, 2018 DIY Maintenance Along with mowing and fertilising, watering your lawn is one of the three big maintenance practices. But how can you be sure your lawn is getting enough water, or too much? The easiest way to tell...
What’s Involved in Laying Down Turf?
What’s Involved in Laying Down Turf? 22 JUNE, 2018 DIY Lawn Care Before you even get your lawn delivered there are steps to take towards laying down turf. Including soil preparation, you’ll also need to measure the area you want to be turfed and calculate how much...
Starting with The Soil: Laying Turf Preparation
Starting with The Soil: Laying Turf Preparation 18 JUNE, 2018 DIY Lawn Care The key to a new, thriving lawn is proper soil preparation. Laying turf preparation isn’t something you want to overlook, not if you want a healthy lawn. As well as assisting with...
Prepare for Winter Shade on Your Lawn
Prepare for Winter Shade on Your Lawn 11 JUNE, 2018 DIY Lawn Care As winter starts to set in, days will become shorter. With less sunlight, it is more important to consider the shade on your lawn. Depending on the type of your lawn, it may not be suitable for too much...
How to Avoid Over Fertilising Lawn
How to Avoid Over Fertilising Lawn 31 MARCH, 2018 Lawn Care Maintenance Yes, over fertilising lawn is possible. In extreme cases, over fertilising can send a healthy lawn in decline. Following these guidelines, we can make sure overfertilising lawn doesn’t happen to...
Making Your Grass Drought Resistant
Making Your Grass Drought Resistant 24 MARCH, 2018 DIY Lawn Care The heat has certainly hit Australia this summer. Whether you want to help your lawn survive the rest of summer or to prepare it for next summer, there are a range of techniques to improve your lawn’s...
Avoid Lawn Burn from Fertiliser This Summer
Avoid Lawn Burn from Fertiliser This Summer 20 DECEMBER, 2017 Lawn care Maintenance Avoiding lawn burned caused by fertiliser gets a bit harder as summer comes around. Hot days mean that your lawn will burn faster if fertiliser isn’t applied properly. The answer is in...
Not Quite a Turf Calculator but Close
Not Quite a Turf Calculator but Close 9 DECEMBER, 2017 DIY Lawn Installation A turf calculator would certainly come in handy when it comes to working out how much to order for your area. Although this isn’t quite a calculator (it requires a little more work from you),...
It All Starts at The Roots: Preparing Soil for New Turf
It All Starts at The Roots: Preparing Soil for New Turf 2 DECEMBER, 2017 DIY New Lawn There is certainly plenty to consider when preparing your soil for your new turf; soil PH levels, compaction, soil nutrients, turf underlay, levelling, debris. This step for turf...
Water Saving Tips for Spring and Summer
Water Saving Tips for Spring and Summer 25 NOVEMBER, 2017 DIY Maintenance As the weather is heating up, we need as many ways to conserve water as possible. This can be especially hard while you are establishing a new lawn but for seasoned lawns, there are plenty of...
Get Ready for Summer: It All Starts with Spring Grass Care
Get Ready for Summer: It All Starts with Spring Grass Care 22 NOVEMBER, 2017 Lawn Care Maintenance A good summer lawn starts with good spring grass care. Summer can be a tough time for both you and your lawn. Your lawn is dealing with the heat while also growing...
The Why, When and How of Topdressing Lawns
The Why, When and How of Topdressing Lawns 18 NOVEMBER, 2017 DIY Lawn Care Topdressing lawns; why, when and how? You may be doing it to level out your lawn, add nutrients to the soil or reduce thatch. But, if you fertilise regularly and your lawn is healthy and even,...
Getting the Timing Right for Turf Installation
Getting the Timing Right for Turf Installation 15 NOVEMBER, 2017 DIY Lawn Installation Time is a key factor when it comes to turf installation. From the turf farm to your fully laid out lawn, it is all a matter of timing. The number one worry; your turf drying out....
Turf Underlay and Your New Lawn
Turf Underlay and Your New Lawn 11 NOVEMBER, 2017 DIY Lawn Care What’s the go with turf underlay and can it help your new lawn? That’s the burning question. Turf underlay is mentioned everywhere when it comes to laying a new lawn but how important is it? Well, the...