Author: Wirri

Choosing between seed and turf is rarely about which looks better on day one. It usually comes down to timeline, effort, and how much risk you can tolerate if conditions do not cooperate. Seeding can deliver a strong lawn, but it asks for patience and consistency. Turf costs more upfront,

Warm weather is when lawns can look their best, and also when problems can hit hardest. Pests are more active, grass is growing (and being mown) more often, and watering keeps the turf softer and easier to feed on. The result is a tricky mix: some pest activity is basically

Summer pushes your lawn harder than any other season. Heat, dry spells, sudden storms, and heavy use can leave grass stressed, and stressed lawns attract the wrong kind of attention. The idea of adding “new critters” is really about improving balance, getting more of the helpful organisms that keep the

Summer punishes the part of your lawn you cannot see. The surface bakes, water evaporates fast, and even “good” watering can turn into patchy results because moisture is not moving evenly through the soil profile. A summer soil mix is less about making soil richer, and more about managing water

Most people treat lawn watering as something you do on autopilot. Sprinklers go on the same days, for the same time, until a bill arrives or water restrictions change. The problem is that this guesswork often wastes water and still leaves the grass stressed.

Grass that survives summer heat is almost always sitting on the right soil mix, with the right structure, moisture and biology. Get that foundation right and everything else in your Australian lawn care routine becomes easier, cheaper and more predictable.

Spring flips the switch on grass growth across Australia. Longer days, warmer soil, and more regular rain push turf from winter idling to full production mode. That extra growth is good news for colour and density, but it also means you will be mowing more often. The trick is to

Getting lawn care right begins below the surface. If you focus only on mowing and fertiliser, you’ll be fighting symptoms, not causes. Soil is the engine room of a healthy lawn. It holds water and nutrients, anchors roots, and hosts the biology that keeps turf resilient. 

Soil is the hidden system that decides whether your lawn thrives or struggles. Grass health, colour, resilience and water use all trace back to what is happening below the surface. Understand the type of soil you have, how it holds water and nutrients, and how it changes through the seasons.

Spring is when the lawn wakes up hungry, patchy, and a bit stubborn after winter. The products you choose over the next eight to ten weeks decide whether you get quick colour that fades, or steady, resilient growth that carries into summer. Hence, the need for this Spring lawn care