Overseeding the lawn

Overseeding of an established lawn is an essential task in a lawn care program, it is carried out annually. The optimum time of the year for overseeding is late summer early autumn. However overseeding is often undertaken in spring particularly if the lawn has been left thin and weak following moss killing treatment and removal. What type of seed you choose for overseeding will be dictated by your lawn requirements and the environmental &...

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Lawn Fertilizer

Both new and established lawns require a balanced fertiliser program to maintain good health. A lawn fertiliser contains nutrients, each nutrient plays an important role in the health of the grass plant. On almost all lawns the nutrient levels will be less than ideal. Nutrients can be also washed through the soil (leaching) as well as being removed through grass clippings each time we mow the lawn. Therefore a lawn will require additional nutrition...

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Top dressing the lawn

What is top dressing and why top dress the lawn Another important task in any lawn care program is that of top dressing your lawn, especially if you desire or already have a luxury lawn. Top dressing is the process of applying a layer of suitable material such as sand, soil and peat to the surface of the lawn. Top dressing the lawn on a regular basis has many benefits which include: Smoothing out any minor undulations or hollows on...

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Scarifying the Lawn

Lawn scarification or dethatching as it is also known, is the process of removing thatch or organic matter by mechanical means using a powered machine called a lawn scarifier or lawn de-thatcher. Over a period of time, lawn thatch or organic matter will slowly accumulate in the base of lawn, this is especially true on neglected lawns that receive little or no maintenance. When this accumulation of organic matter becomes excessive it needs removing,...

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