Hints & Tips
Fertilising your lawn in spring
Fertilising your lawn during the spring months is vital. It helps to provide the turf with all the essential nutrients it needs to grow healthily and deal better with disease and weather extremes. It is important, however, to make sure that fertiliser is applied correctly. If applied at the wrong times of year, it can […]
Explained: How Soil pH Can Affect Plant Growth
Gardeners, paddock caretakers, and lawn enthusiasts alike spend countless hours ensuring the perfect growing conditions for their grass and plants. But there’s more to thriving plants than moisture levels, access to light, and removing weeds; an often-overlooked and vital element for an outdoor area is soil fertility – specifically, soil pH. Creating productive paddocks, lush […]
Top 5 Lawn Care Products to Make Your Grass Greener
Having a good lawn is one of the most important factors of a great garden, and maintaining a great garden is about using the right products. This is why we offer an array of lawn care products that enable your grass to be greener and your lawn to stay healthy. We have narrowed down our […]
February Gardening Jobs
As February comes around, gardeners everywhere start feeling hopeful for warmer weather and have a renewed enthusiasm to tackle their gardening tasks. Despite the cold temperatures of February, there are still plenty of jobs that need to be done in order to prepare a garden for the months ahead. Knowing what is appropriate to do […]
Most effective lawn moss control: top 5 solutions that actually work
Noticed moss growing on your lawn? You’re not alone: most people will experience this at some point, no matter how well they care for their grass. There are a wide range of triggers that can cause moss to make an appearance – which we’ll delve into later – but getting rid of these pesky plants […]
Weed control in equine paddocks
At this time of year weeds are becoming more and more of a common sight. For equine owners, it is important to sort out these weed problems for many reasons. See below some examples as to why they should be controlled: Many weeds are unpalatable to horses/ponies so can significantly reduce their grazing area Certain […]
March Gardening Jobs
Finally we have reached March. A month filled with hope, new life and (fingers crossed) warmer weather! With it warming up ever so slightly, there are a few more jobs that need doing to make sure that your garden/land is in top condition. Take a look at our guide to find see what jobs should […]
Rodent Proofing your Property
The cold of winter is the perfect time for a rodent to seek warmth and shelter in your property, and the ideal time for you to think about keeping them out. Rodent control within the home Mice can squeeze themselves through holes as small as the width of a pen, so it is essential to […]
Spring Paddock Maintenance
Spring is right around the corner and with new growth appearing it is important to get on top of maintenance tasks within the paddock as soon as possible. One of the most important jobs to start with is inspecting your paddocks. Have a look to see what’s growing, whether the grass looks healthy, can you […]
How to Fertilise a Lawn
Why should I fertilise my lawn? Fertilising your lawn has many benefits. It helps to keep your lawn in a good condition while encouraging strong, dense grass growth. Alongside this, it will help turf recover from general wear and tear and the effects that harsh weather conditions have had on it. As well as improving […]
What is the best fertiliser and grass spreader?
Having the right fertiliser/grass seed spreader can really make life a lot easier when it comes to caring for your lawn. Spreaders allow you to get even application of product onto your turf giving you a uniformed treatment. This guide will take you through the top spreaders we have to offer and the different features […]
NEMASYS - BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR CHAFER GRUBS AND LEATHERJACKET CONTROL
With increasing changes to legislation around the use of chemical control for tackling problems such as leatherjackets and chafer grubs, there has been an increased use of biological control agents as part of many pest control programmes. Nemasys G and Nemasys J both contain beneficial nematodes which are effective biological control agents that are safe […]