Time to get out the rake! Deciduous trees are fantastic during summer – they provide amazing shade and greenery to your backyard, but come the colder months they can become a nightmare, particularly for your lawn. These trees are the…
Just built a new house? Is your old lawn looking tired and in need of replacing? Winter is a great time to lay a new lawn in South East Queensland. With our climate a new lawn can be laid all…
The first thing to do when preparing to measure your yard is to determine the set of units you will be measuring in and stick to it. Measuring in millimetres and metres is usually the best and these are the…
Feeling a little anxious? Stressed? Get out and mow the lawn. Yet another example of how a great South East Queensland lawn can enhance our lifestyle. Not only does our lawn provide a place to entertain, play and relax but…
Derivative means something that is based on another source. In lawn and turf terms a derivative is a breed of plant that is bred from another variety of lawn. To answer the question of whether or not there are Sir…
They offer great companionship and protect our homes – they are mans (or woman’s) best friend- but they can cause havoc on your South East Queensland lawn. Dogs use the lawn more than we do and therein lay the problem.…
Army worms, sod web worms, lawn grubs, spodoptera mauritia – it doesn’t matter what you call them – they can cause massive problems to your lawn and do so quickly. The main risk periods for army worm infestation in South…
So many lawn care books available are geared towards in overseas market and climate so it’s refreshing to find a book written just for us and the Australian climate. The Loving your lawn book, written by Nigel Ruck of Backyard…