Complete Guide to Lawn Leaf Care
Those wonderful autumn colours soon become a lawn nuisance. Let’s take a look at falling leaves lawn care and the troubles caused by leaves on your lawn. As the summer fades so do the leaves on deciduous trees – that’s trees that aren’t evergreens and lose their leaves every autumn. The tree begins to extract […]
Managing Dog Urine Damage in Your Lawns
If you’re a dog owner, you’ve likely noticed unsightly brown patches on your lawn caused by your furry friend’s bathroom habits. Dog urine can scorch lawn grasses, leading to an unattractive lawn with unhealthy patches or even areas that are completely dead. Understanding the science behind this issue and implementing proven strategies can help keep […]
Critical factors affecting seed germination and grass establishment
Seed germination is complex and influenced by a number of factors. Let’s take a look at what’s involved and where things go wrong Water: Water is one of the basic pillars of life and essential to many critical functions. Once water is in short demand critical functions shut down. It is crucial for seed […]
How Does Lawncare Work?
The Benefits of Professional Lawncare Most people haven’t used a qualified, professional lawncare specialist to look after the needs of their lawn. Let’s take a look at what’s involved, and how we can help achieve a lawn you can be proud of – all year round. What do we do? We are lawncare specialists – […]
Chafer Grub and Leatherjacket management in domestic lawns.
Issues relating to lawn damage from populations of these damaging grubs seem to be increasing and this article sets out to understand the environmental factors influencing this and what might be done to control the problems. Lawn conditions that encourage or support grass eating grubs Moss and Thatch: It is considered that mossy lawns or […]
Compaction – it’s a hard life
The importance of air gaps within your soil Our lawns get a lot of foot traffic. We are out there barbecuing, kicking a ball around, playing with the dog or pegging out the laundry. Over time this foot traffic can compact the soil beneath your lawn, gradually reducing the air gaps which are essential to […]
Don’t walk on frozen grass
Ground Frost A ground frost is the formation of ice on the ground itself or on other objects such as trees. This is because their surfaces have a temperature below the freezing point of water. Sometimes, when the ground cools quicker than the air, a ground frost will occur without there being air frost. Grass Frost A grass frost […]