When laying a new lawn with roll-on turf from the turf farm we will sometimes see that as the new lawn is establishing itself over time - that an odd roll of turf can look brown or is noticeable as not performing as well as the...

School ovals can take a real battering over the years, and are also likely to become heavily damaged with rapid speed under some circumstances when these grassed areas are subjected to heavy usage, while simultaneously not ever...

Patches and Spots On Lawns Spots on lawns can be an indication of many possible problems including lawn disease. These spots are often characterised by brown patches or circles on the lawn which will range in size from the size...

Compacted Hard Lawn Soils The soils underneath lawns naturally become compacted over time as lawns are walked on, played on and even driven on or ridden on by cars and kids bikes. The affect of compacted lawn soils is that the...

Reasons For Over Seeding Lawns Over-seeding lawns means to put down new lawn seed on top of an existing lawn. This is done for the purpose of re-seeding an existing Cool Season lawn to help thicken it up and repair damage. But it...

The Purpose Of Lawn Aeration Lawn aeration is undertaken for the purpose of repairing compacted soils by opening up the soil profile underneath a lawn, this breaks up the soil to allow more free flowing of Oxygen and Water, two...

Lawn Coring Aerating lawns is often required when soils become compacted and can no longer provide the free flow of water and oxygen required by the lawn to survive. The most popular and most effective method of aerating lawns...

Hard Soils Underneath Lawns Soils underneath lawns can become hard for many reasons, most often it is simply due to the regular use of the lawn, and the soil becomes compacted. This is usually a simple fix with lawn coring being...

The Reason Why A Lawn Is Scalped During Lawn Mowing Lawns are scalped during lawn mowing when the thatch layer of the lawn is cut into, revealing the brown grass stems. While this is the only definition of lawn scalping, there...

Buffalo Lawns and Thatch The thatch layer in Buffalo grass is quite unique amongst the different grass types, Buffalo has the trait of continually increasing the thickness of it's thatch without restriction. This often leads...

An Uneven Lawn Surface An uneven lawn surface really lets down the entire appearance of a home, is unsightly, mows poorly, is prone to scalping from mowing and may even become a tripping hazard in some cases. Levelling an uneven...

Methods Of Removing Thatch While thatch is a necessary, natural and beneficial part of all lawn, it becomes a real problem when it increases to excessive amounts. This then has many detrimental effects to the lawn and must be...

Why Moss Occurs In Lawns Moss occurs in lawns when the lawn environment changes to favour moss, and become hostile to grass. These factors are always excessive water retention in the soil and excessive shade. To begin repairing...

Reasons Lawns Lose Their Dark Green Colour We all want that lush dark green carpet of grass which will perfectly frame our homes and yards and make us want to come home each day to a home to be proud of. We often delegate the...

Clay Soils and Lawns Maintaining a nice lawn with a clay soil supporting it can often be very difficult, with the greatest problems arising from the lack of drainage. This is a problem for lawns when water will not flow away from...