As I write, our cousins in New South Wales are experiencing temperatures ten degrees over the average for this time of the year and bushfires are threating homes and businesses. From this distance, it serves as a timely reminder that…
Fire Ants have the potential to cause extensive environmental and economic damage, affecting property, business and lifestyle. The cost of the failure to eradicate the pests could be as high as $43 billion. While the numbers of fire ants decreased…
The Spring season starts in a matter of days – time to get your lawn care plan of attack ready! Now is the time that your lawn plants move out of their dormant growing phase and into the growing phase,…
The warmer weather signals not only the end of Winter, but the beginning of the growing phase for many varieties of lawn types. Bringing your lawn out of Winter will require a change to your lawn care regime and a…
If you find your lawn afflicted with the curse of the lawn grubs don’t despair. Treating and eradicating these pests is relatively easy. Lawn grubs can also be known as army worms or sod web worms and despite their name…
If you have determined that your lawn is suffering from soil compaction then you need to take action. Due to compacted soil having less space in the soil that can hold air and water that is needed for optimum lawn…
To get a lawn you’ll love there is a particular way in which your lawn care should be undertaken to ensure a healthy and weed-free lawn. Firstly you fertilise and then you spray to eradicate the weeds. Weeds are usually…
Weeds are the arch nemesis of all proud lawn owners. They are opportunistic, invasive and just plain annoying. They will compete with lawn plants for stores of water, oxygen and nutrients in the soil. Being opportunistic in matter, weeds will…