May 18, 2014 | Lawn maintenance, News
HELLO !
It’s been awhile..
It’s May, it’s hot and above all it is dry !
I just wanted to say I’m still alive and still in business !
At the moment it’s all about mowing mowing mowing.. Long grass, short grass, thick grass, patchy grass, regular mow, one off mow.. mow mow mow..
I haven’t got a minute to even scratch my bum ! not to mention writing another post.
If I get something worth putting on a website I will do it. In the meantime if you need me then call or text please
Enjoy everything because everything will end one day 🙂
Apr 22, 2014 | garden maintenance, Lawn maintenance, News
Lawn mowing service in/around Reading – big or small
In this case a rather big area.
Below’s the lawn area… many steps ahead..
21″ walk behind mower – unfortunately
3h later, sun’s had already left me… SUCCESS !
Apr 22, 2014 | Lawn maintenance, News, turfing
Turfing service. A helping hand for my friend who had his back garden / patio revamped by builders but at the same time lawn totally devastated by the very same people.
Area rotovated, compost added and new turf laid.
Few photos from the day.
And another one few days later
Mar 12, 2014 | Lawn maintenance, News
Bare patches on your lawn? Lawn patch up using rolled turf is the quickest remedy
Whether some parts of your lawn have been affected by a disease or taken over by stubborn weeds or it’s a result of a mistreatment like for example spraying your lawn with a general herbicide ( i.e. roundup ) instead of a selective one ( i.e. feed & weed ).
Your lawn can be repaired quickly by laying new turf from a roll.
How to do it ?
1. Remove existing turf. About top 5cm.
2. Rake or best rotovate lightly.
3. Add top soil so that new turf is level with the rest of your lawn.
4. Lay new turf
5. Water straight after and keep watering daily for another 2 weeks.
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Feb 27, 2014 | Landscaping, Lawn maintenance
Most of us have lawn in our gardens. Most have some sort of lawn mowing equipment at home as well, but how about lawn edging?
If you are thinking about having a new lawn then think how you are going to maintain it.
Mowing along the edges, fences, deckings etc is not that simple unless you took some care in designing your space.
Think about lawn edging. These can be your friend every time you go out to mow your lawn. Bricks or stones put down flush with the surface of the lawn make mowing a pleasure. You don’t have to strim the edges or do anything else apart from running the mower with one wheel on the edge.
Here’s some pictures of a returfed area together with a newly created lawn edge along the fence made with block paving bricks.
Few photos of another garden that had lawn edging done.
Before and after photos below
Dec 22, 2013 | garden maintenance, Lawn maintenance, News
Leaf clear up..
Today, I would like to explain one of the reasons why clearing up leaves off the lawn is important.
One of these reasons in this garden below is:
Earthworms..
Not their beneficial activity of aerating the soil, but the detrimental effect of their casts on the surface of your lawn.
There are about 27 species of worm in the UK but only three create worm casts at the surface of your lawn
Earthworm cast is made up of soil and worm’s digestive system secretion. Final product is very slimy and if left on the lawn, can later be smeared across the lawn from mowing or even walking on the lawn. Earthworm casts also create bumps in the turf and can quite often be unsightly.
The vast amount of earthworm casts can quickly turn your lawn into a patch of mud.
Leaves do attract worms to the surface. Worms pull leaves into their burrows to feed on these later.
One simple thing you can do to discourage worms from coming to the surface is to clear autumn leaves immediately.
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That will limit the amount of casts on your lawn .
Other methods include:
– Use of an acidifier
– Spraying with a fungicide like: carbendazim
