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Avoiding A Scalped Lawn
Avoiding A Scalped Lawn 21 FEBRUARY, 2018 Lawn Care Maintenance A scalped lawn is at risk of drying out, developing severe damage or dying. Lawns become scalped when too much grass leaf is removed in one mow. This occurs when you’ve either mown too low altogether or,...
What’s the Deal with Pre-Emergent Herbicide?
What’s the Deal with Pre-Emergent Herbicide? 23 DECEMBER, 2017 Weed Control Lawn Care Pre-emergent herbicide is a mix of herbicide and fertiliser. Used for weed control, it will prevent seed germination. But that sounds too good to be true, what’s the catch?...
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...
Dead grass? Brown patches on lawn? It could be a grass disease.
Dead grass? Brown patches on lawn? It could be a grass disease. 08 NOVEMBER, 2017 Lawn Disease Maintenance Coming into the warmer months we need to keep an eye out for dead grass, brown patches on lawn, grey spots on leaves and other key symptoms of grass disease. Get...
Dealing with Invasive Lawn Grass
Dealing with Invasive Lawn Grass 28 OCTOBER, 2017 DIY Maintenance Are you sick of invasive lawn grass trespassing in your yard? You’ve put in all this work to make your lawn the pride of your garden and little sprouts of other grasses appear, or your neighbours...
Grass Going to Seed? Here’s Why.
Grass Going to Seed? Here’s Why. 21 OCTOBER, 2017 Lawn Care Maintenance Is your grass going to seed? Warm season grasses such as Sir Walter Buffalo grass go to seed when they are under stress. They develop seeds along either side and at the top of the grass blade that...
Identifying Lawn Grubs in Your Lawn
Identifying Lawn Grubs in Your Lawn 18 OCTOBER, 2017 Lawncare Pest Control Now is the time to have an eye out for lawn grubs in your yard. Fortunately, there are a few signs we can be wary of. By keeping an eye out this spring, we can nip the infestation in the bub...
Weed Identification for Common Grass Weeds
Weed Identification for Common Grass Weeds 7 OCTOBER, 2017 Weed Control Maintenance It’s time now to prepare your lawn for the grass weeds to come this year. Weed identification can be the hardest part of the process but essential. Once you know what it is, you know...