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While that familiar, but sometimes deafening, “Ha ha haaaaa” can be annoying to some, it’s the sound of a happy and healthy lawn for us! Why? Because the Hadeda Ibis is incredibly beneficial for your garden’s ecosystem.   Here’s why this notorious, proudly South African bird is...

The end of third term is just around the corner and both kids and parents are excited for the short break. However, keeping the kids entertained can sometimes prove to be quite challenging so we have come up with a few outdoor activities, now that...

Spring is calling…. Can you hear her? She is the sound of birds chirping earlier in the mornings, the scent of new flowers in the air, the bright green shoots on the trees, the warmer breezes blowing, and the longer afternoons before the sun sets...

Lawn aeration is an important but often overlooked aspect of lawn care, especially during the dry winter season. Lawn needs plenty of air, water and nutrients to grow thick, deep and strong roots. A compacted lawn prevents these essentials from getting down to the grass...

While autumn can leave the garden looking messy, there’s a plus side to all those fallen leaves – nutrients! It’s a great time to start raking up all those dead leaves and putting them to good use in getting your lawn ready for winter. Firstly, it’s...

Winter is on its way! It is time to get into gear and put measures into place to care for your lawn during the colder/dryer months. Here are some common winter lawn problems and solutions… Dehydration: Problem: Keeping up a lush, green lawn in dry areas during...

Ever thought of planting grass seed? There are so many advantages to using seed - low initial cost, low labour investment and a large variety of lawn choices!   Dactyloctenium Australe, the well-know and very popular LM or Berea grass, is a lawn that spreads by means...

If you’re like us, you had a gran, mom or aunt who told you to bath in Epsom salt, right? Or even worse, as a vile tonic straight down the throat! Well, there’s method behind this age-old practice - Epsom salt contains magnesium ions which aid...