As the winter months approach in Australia, homeowners need to prepare their yards for the colder weather. From ensuring that their lawns are ready for the cooler temperatures to protecting their plants from harsh winds, several tasks must be completed before the first frost. A critical component of preparing your yard is ensuring that you have the right landscaping supplies on hand. This blog will explore some of the essential landscaping supplies you’ll need for the winter months as an Australian homeowner.…
If you want to replace old paving around your home or install new pavers for the first time, then your choice of materials is vital. While your decision is partly based on how you want your paving to look, there are other factors to consider before you choose which pavers to use.
What should you think about before you choose pavers?
1. Your Ground Conditions
Your choice of pavers could be affected by the conditions of your grounds or garden.…
You might need to buy topsoil for your garden or yard during your landscaping project. However, if you need to purchase your topsoil in bulk from your local garden supplier, it can seem intimidating. But this shouldn’t be difficult. Generally, the soil type you choose depends primarily on your usage intentions.
When looking into topsoil supplies, consider this essential guide to make an informed purchase decision:
Selecting Topsoil for Turf…
If you are planning a major landscaping project and introducing a new lawn, you may be gravitating towards Buffalo grass. If so, you’re making a shrewd choice as these grasses are generally felt to be low maintenance and very durable in most Australian settings. But what do you need to know about year-round care to keep your new investment in tiptop shape?
Wintertime
As winter never seems to be too far away, you may wonder how this grass will fare.…
After being stuck indoors during the Covid19 pandemic for the past couple of years, Australians will be celebrating getting outdoors more in 2022, and that includes focusing on their own backyards. If your yards need a landscaping makeover, you might be wondering what the biggest landscaping trends for 2022 in Australia are. Here are four ideas.
1. Veggie Patch
Probably the biggest trend in gardening and landscaping in 2022 is a good old-fashioned veggie patch.…
Mulch is great for improving the landscape of your property by suppressing weeds and reducing soil erosion. It can also help keep your plants healthy by adding nutrients to the soil and improving moisture retention, which keeps roots healthy. However, certain types of mulch have another benefit that most homeowners will appreciate; they can repel bugs. This can be great news for those who work hard to create a beautiful garden only to find their plants repeatedly get destroyed by invasive pests.…
If you’re wanting to develop your yard, there are some things you should avoid. Here are some common residential landscaping mistakes that homeowners make.
They try to copy landscaping looks they’ve seen in magazines
Sometimes, homeowners try to convince their landscapers to replicate a particular type of landscaping look they’ve admired in a gardening or landscaping magazine. Whilst occasionally this can turn out well, it often doesn’t. In order for a landscaping design to work in a specific outdoor space, it must complement that space’s inherent features.…
Although there is a myriad of landscaping design trends that you can adopt to create a visually interesting backyard, a fundamental starting point is healthy, green grass. But this does not simply entail the planting of seedlings and watering them. If you do not have a green thumb, you will quickly realise that grass can be one of the toughest plants to nurture! If the grass is not provided with optimum conditions, you will find that it begins to succumb to various complications.…
Erosive forces are the biggest challenge for anyone with a landscaping project. When these unwanted agents attack, you lose the precious topsoil, humus, and mulch you need for the landscaping project’s success. You will lose these precious landscaping resources to flowing stormwater and strong winds blowing over the open area. Thankfully, landscaping experts have stepped things up to make it difficult for the harmful agents to ruin your project. They bring you a growth medium to guarantee your vegetation’s longevity so that it can stand up to corrosive elements.…
A beautiful lawn with healthy plants, including flowers, shrubs, and trees, depends on the topsoil. Plants need the uppermost layer of earth for nutrients and water. The topsoil colour differs significantly from one region to another; for example, you might have beige sandy soil or reddish clay soil. However, the best topsoil is filled with organic matter, which makes it darker. Organic matter supports plant growth, translating to a healthy lawn.…
