Buffalo Lawn Care Tips – How to look after your Buffalo turf in Australia… Buffalo Turf Grass (also known as St Augustine grass in North America) is a warm season turf grass made very popular in Australia with the relatively new soft leaf Buffalo varieties such as Shademaster (in the 1980s) and Sir Walter Buffalo…
Couch Lawn Care: Looking after your Couch / Bermuda Grass Lawn Just before I get into the topic, I am writing this article from an Australian perspective and need to clarify some terminology. Broadly, this article will refer to Warm Season grasses, and amongst these grasses we will reference the following Turf Grasses (including there…
In this video I have filmed a customer’s front lawn and nature strip. The nature strip lawn is couch grass (otherwise known as Bermuda Grass in America). It is typical of Couch to lose its green colour in winter, and more so after a couple of heavy frosts. The colour does bounce back to its…
Kikuyu Lawn Care – Kikuyu and Couch (also known as Bermuda grass in the North American continent) turf grasses are commonly used in playing fields and sports field situations. Homeowners are unaware of the reasons behind this and we will give a simple and detailed explanation. We need to understand there are two (2) broad…
Lawn Care Tips – different approaches and fertilizers for looking after your lawn… Over the years, different approaches have been developed for looking after lawns and turf grasses. Some of these approaches are varied and influenced by people who are agenda driven by the “environmental” and “green” movement, or on the other hand, some approaches…
Lawn Care Tips: So you want to save money on your water bill? Well, here’s the heads up on watering your Lawn. I bet most people are paying too much for their water! You are too, if you are not using it properly! Some people make the mistake of watering their lawns every day for…
There are many issues with Lawn and Turf grasses that will present themselves as major concerns to the home owner, builders, landscapers and garden maintenance contractors. Broadly these issues (lawn problems) will include lawn insect damage, drought stress damage, damage caused by fungal disease and damage (unwittingly) caused by the person caring for the lawn….
Selective Herbicide For Lawn – When we talk about Herbicides for lawns, you need to understand the difference between selective and non-selective turf herbicides. This difference is quite important considering your lawn can suffer drastic consequences with the application of the wrong herbicide on your lawn. The number of times we have heard people, mostly home owners and…
Dog Rocks: Are they the magic bullet that everyone claims? Do they work? The short answer is Yes! For more information go to www.LawnGreen.com.au/Dog_Rocks_Side_Effects and to www.LawnGreen.com.au/Dog_Rocks_Urine_and_Lawn_Green If You want more information about Caring for Your Lawn, please register for our Free Report on “The 5 Secrets To A Great Looking Lawn” – or call the…
You would normally enjoy a lawn that is Lush and Green all year round. Unfortunately, nature can have other things in mind like dead patches in the lawn rather than a Lush Green Lawn. Dead Patches in the Lawn could be a result of any of the following: dead patches in your turfgrass could be a…