by Andrew Turnbull | Jan 10, 2023 | GENERAL TIPS, Uncategorized
JANUARY To Do: Remove debris that may have accumulated on the lawn, e.g. leaves and dead twigs/branches. Use a ‘spring tine’ rake that will also help to rake out dead organic matter at the base of the grass. Lawn repairs: Carry out surface levelling. To repair a bump,... 
by Andrew Turnbull | Jul 27, 2022 | GENERAL TIPS
WORD FROM OUR EXPERT What should I be doing for my summer lawn? Like all animals and plants, grasses live to grow healthily to the point when they can breed. From spring to mid-summer grasses put all their energy into producing seed, but we keep cutting off the... 
by Andrew Turnbull | Mar 17, 2022 | GENERAL TIPS
MARCH TIPS FOR YOUR LAWN What should I be doing with my lawn? This month will see grass starting to grow more quickly, depending on rainfall and rising temperatures. Work, called spring renovations, will need to be done so that your lawn looks its best for the summer.... 
by Andrew Turnbull | Feb 26, 2022 | GENERAL TIPS
FEBRUARY ADVICE FOR YOUR LAWN What should I be doing right now to prepare my lawn for Spring? The key is not to attempt too much too early. Grass needs to be growing strongly before it can recover from some of the work required later in the Spring. Our resident tuf... 
by Andrew Turnbull | Sep 13, 2021 | GENERAL TIPS
AUTUMN LAWN CARE Autumn is the time for lawn renovations. The soil is still warm and the grass has entered a vegetative growth stage, meaning it has finished trying to flower and is preparing itself for the coming colder weather by making more carbohydrates and... 
by Andrew Turnbull | Jun 25, 2021 | GENERAL TIPS
EFFECTIVE AERATION There can be no life without oxygen! As the picture above illustrates, air is essential if we are to encourage root zone biology and harness the energy and contribution to growth from a beneficial microbial population. Roots do not die due to too...