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Here you’ll find hints, tips and tricks on how to make your lawns and gardens the envy of your neighbourhood. Built from our Ag Scientists’ collective 200 years of experience, it’s all explained in laymen’s terms. Thankfully.
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How To Kill Nut grass
Nutgrass- A profile and how to kill nutgrass
Nutgrass, more like not grass. It is after all actually a sedge and while it does have some similarities, it is also very different. Here we discuss...
How to Fertilise Lawn
Your lawn is a living and growing green oasis made up of thousands of individual plants. Our soils support the life or death of those plants and so...
Creeping Oxalis and why you may not have been able to kill it
What exactly is a weed? Well, it's basically a plant that's growing where we don't want it and while Creeping oxalis isn't exactly the fastest...
How to control bindii in your lawn, like a pro
When Sun Zhu said “know thy enemy” I'm sure in part he was probably referring to bindii, that painful thorn that ravages backyard cricket games,...
The best time to weed and feed Australia
Spring makes the most sense right? It’s the time of year when Winter is over and lawns are starting to grow, soil temperatures are warming up so why...
Lawn Program – Life beyond weed and feed
Lawn mowed, edges done, weeds killed, fertiliser applied and watered in. Well you have probably deserved a well-earned rest in our eyes. So what's...
Is weed and feed enough for your lawn?
I'm often asked what to do when it comes to lawn care, beyond mowing the lawn, what’s next? Well, there are the obvious ones like watering and...
Weed and Feed like a Pro
If you've ever been in that situation where there's more weeds than grass, you're not alone so don't give up, there are solutions. In fact, it’s as...
How To Prevent Lawn Billbugs
There’s no better sight for homeowners than a lush, healthy lawn. In fact, a dense, dark, green lawn gives your home great curbside appeal and forms...