Do you want your lawn to be looking fresh and well maintained? Try ColourGuard! ColourGuard is a natural plant-based colourant that allows your lawn to remain green all year round, even during droughts and extreme temperatures. ColourGuard restores the colour of your lawn, reduces the need to water your lawn and it is 100% eco-friendly and non-toxic. Simply attach your hose to the 2 Litre Ready To Use bottle and spray evenly across your lawn. Leave your lawn to dry in full sunlight for at least 2 hours afterwards, or longer if shady. ColourGuard will keep your lawn looking fresh for 3 months ..read more

For your next commercial lawn project, you want to pick the best type of lawn that not only looks good, but is functional. So which type of lawn should you use. Make sure to consider the use of the lawn, the conditions it will be under and your cost preferences. There are many types of commercial lawn, but here are our top picks. Kikuyu Grass Kikuyu Grass is perfect for areas with high foot traffic. This fast-repairing grass thrives in our environment and is drought tolerant and low maintenance. Although it doesn’t need as much watering, it does not grow well in shaded areas and requires more ..read more

Sir Walter DNA Certified Buffalo lawns are one of Australia’s most popular grass varieties, continuing to be one of the best choices for your backyard. Sir Walter Turf thrives in the hot, dry Australian environment, with its drought tolerance, low maintenance and high wear, but where did it actually come from? Buffalo turf is thought to have originated in the Americas, Africa or the Mediterranean. The first recordings of Buffalo turf in Australia are from the 1820’s, where Gregory Blaxland, a farmer in Sydney, is believed to have cultivated it.  Brent Redman, the owner of Buchanan Turf Su ..read more

Weeding is a lengthy but important process when it comes to maintaining your garden and we have a few tips to make it a little bit easier for you. Don’t wait! It is important that as soon as you spot them, get rid of them! Make sure to weed when the soil is wet and soft to make it easier to pull the weeds out by the roots.  Using a gardening tool such as a weeding trowel or a long handled mechanical device will help quicken the weeding process. When pulling out weeds, grab the base to pull out the roots, this will lessen the likelihood of them growing there again. Weed in comfort. You do ..read more

Winter is coming! This means slower garden growth and colder temperatures. So what can you do to prepare your garden for Winter? Limit WateringDuring winter, you should limit when you water your grass. Make sure to switch off automatic watering systems and only water when you need to. You can tell that your lawn is dry when the leaves curl. When watering, make sure to only water in the mornings so the excess water can evaporate. This will prevent fungus and diseases from growing at night due to the excess moisture in the air.   Give a little TLC to your mowerIn the winter, your mower ..read more

Slow release fertiliser is something you are told to use when it comes to lawn care in the Autumn, but what exactly is it and what does it do to your lawn? WHAT?Slow release fertilisers do exactly what they say. These fertilisers constantly release a small amount of nutrients over a short period of time by naturally breaking down and decomposing. The fertiliser is usually coated with plastic resin or sulfur polymers that break down over time. This allows for the fertiliser to be slowly released over time.  WHY?Slow release fertilisers are good for your garden as they allow for the maximum ..read more

With Autumn on us, it is essential you know how to care for your lawn these coming months. Your lawn has been through it this summer, and needs some proper TLC to get it back on track. Most of the work now will be preparing it for the colder months when it will become more dormant. Here are a few top tips to care for your lawn this Autumn.  AerateWe all spend a lot of time on our lawns in the summer, from playing a game of cricket with the family, to lounging about and playing with your pet. All of this foot traffic means that the soil on your lawn could be compacted, reducing the amount ..read more

There are many types of turfs in Australia and they all have different characteristics. You may ask, what’s the difference? There are two different types of grass, warm season and cool season types. Warm season grasses are best in spring and summer and are named C4 due to there being 4 carbon atoms within each compound. These grasses are much more common in Australia and require higher temperatures and lower moisture requirements. Cool season grasses are named C3 and thrive in the cooler months. These different grass types have different appearances, requirements and tolerance levels, so you ..read more

Keeping your lawn up to standards is a tough job and often takes a few days out of your calendar. It often starts with mowing and edging your lawns, but which one do you do first? Asking around, there seems to be many different opinions on this process. There is no definitive order and it is completely subjective to the person. It doesn’t make a difference in the health of your lawn, however, we have discovered it does make a difference in the appearance!  While there is no definitive answer, it is often found that doing the edges first can be easier and leave a cleaner appearance. Doing ..read more

Summer is here and you might be excited for the hot temperatures and time at home. But your lawn is not happy. Summer for lawns means a lot of preparation and care from us so that they can flourish throughout these tougher months. Here are a few tips to make sure your lawn gets the care it needs this summer. 1. Make sure to water it at the right times Watering your lawn is the best way to keep it healthy and happy, but you don’t want to overdo it. Watering your grass in the heat of the day is a bad idea, because the grass will immediately lose a lot of moisture from evaporation. Instead, water ..read more