If you enjoy spending time in your garden, then you probably want your lawn to look lush and healthy. However, you can’t always control how your grass grows. Years of kids running around on the lawn may have left you with patchy and worn grass. If you’ve recently had building work done in your garden or outside your home, then your contractor’s equipment might have chewed up parts of your lawn. Read More»
Kikuyu grass is native to Africa and has become one of the popular warm-season perennial grasses in Australia. The leaves and stems of the grass are covered with fine hairs that give it a coarse texture. The difference between this grass species and the Bermuda and St. Augustine species is that Kikuyu grass has a flat leaf blade and pointed tip, and its fringe of hairs is a little longer. Here are the three main reasons that you should consider having Kikuyu grass on your lawn or backyard. Read More»
For most Australian homeowners, the outdoor living spaces of their home are considered as important as the internal ones. Backyards are no longer simply large, grassy areas. They’re considered an external room that serves multiple purposes, such as dining, recreation and entertaining. For this reason, many people are turning to professional landscape designers to create a beautiful, functional and personal look for their outdoor space. Whether you have a regular size garden or one that is bigger or smaller than usual, a landscape designer will help you to make the most of the available space, ensure privacy and create a garden that you can easily maintain. Read More»
Some people may not benefit fully from the irrigation controllers that they have installed due to having limited knowledge about all their features. Below are important features that owners of irrigation systems need to know, whether you use it only for your home or for offering commercial landscape services. Use this information to help you to get more value from your irrigation controller. Circuit Check Feature Different manufacturers of commercial irrigation controllers may call this feature by different names. Read More»
When it comes to keeping a residential lawn well-kempt, a good lawn mower is a home owner’s best aide. But with many different types of lawn mowers being sold out there, a lot of Australian home owners usually find it hard to choose a machine they can use for their routine lawn mowing tasks. If you are facing the same conundrum, read on below to learn about what ride-on mowers are and the various types of ride-on mowers you can choose from for your residential lawn mowing. Read More»