spring lawn health

Lawn Spring Health Check

Start with a visual check of your lawn general look - colour coverage, weeds, disease, bugs. FACTORS FOR POOR LAWNS Poor winter preparation going into winter Wrong lawn variety choice for area Not enough...
power tools

Mitre 10 Power Tools

It’s fair to say that tools have come a long way in very short time. Power tools in particular have completely revolutionised the way we tackle DIY projects. I can tell you it’s much quicker and easy...
spring hayfever

Hayfever

The spring garden has woken from its long, cold winter slumber. Those once bare plants are bursting into bud. Trees are blossoming, bees are a-buzzing and everything is starting to grow. Spring is a bright...
Living Colour Festival

Living Colour Festival

From Sunday May 1 to May 15, crates filled with an array of flowers and plant life created the first Rundle Mall Living Colour Festival adding a pop of colour to the heart of the city. Thanks to the...
Outdoor Heating

Outdoor Heating

Enjoy sitting outside over the coming winter months but are forced to move inside when the chill sets in? You don’t have to you know. There are some red hot ways to stay warm out here that don’t involve...
Elm Leaf Beetle

Elm Leaf Beetle

The Elm Leaf Beetle (Xanthogaleruca luteola) was first discovered in Victoria in 1989 and has since been detected in South Australia from 2009. There are now wide spread infestations throughout our Elm Trees...
Lawn Lifestyle

Lawn Lifestyle

If you want a garden that changes with your needs, then starting off with lawn is one very smart way to begin. Laying a living carpet over your yard, allows you the flexibility of adding garden beds and trees...
garden books

Garden Books

What nearly as good as being in the garden? Reading about it that what! If you’re anything like me, you’re probably fascinated by garden books. I now measure my collection not by the number of books but...
Green Areas Mount Gambier

Mount Gambier Green Areas

All good cities and towns have their iconic parks the Mount Gambier green areas are no different. One large green space that dominates the landscape is Vansittart Park complete with beautifully maintained...
Lawn Edging

Lawn Edging

One task all owners of running grasses, in particular, face is stopping the grass from heading into garden beds and over paths and driveways. There are a number of tools that edge lawns well and one, most...