Chemical weedkillers aren’t the only option available. There are a number of other products which are handy weedkillers,but which don’t do as much damage as the chemical products. Oils added to water and sprayed over the foliage of plants in certain conditions will dehydrate or bleach the foliage, destroying everything growing above the ground. Greenscape […]
Spring is a good time to sort out any problems you may have in your lawns. Lawn problems include; sparse grass coverage, lawn weeds, patchy areas, moss, soil insects, ponding, thatch and the health of grasses. The first thing to do is an inspection of all your lawn areas and take a few notes on […]
Deciduous trees and plants such as roses are now starting to move or in other words, break dormancy and start a new season. This is about the last chance to prune if you have not already done so.
Now we are at the beginning of August this means that there is about 20 weeks till Xmas or 140 days to be a bit more exact.
Last week I popped into a local garden centre and was taken back on all the new season’s stocks of things that we should be getting organised to do. Spring vegetables and flower seedlings, seed potatoes, asparagus crowns, liliums, strawberry plants, fruit trees and ornamentals to name some of the main lines. The weather has […]
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority and the Environmental Risk Management Authority need to adopt the European Union method of assessing chemicals used on food the Green Party said today.
One month out from the shortest day and you can start to feel the beginnings of spring which is just around the corner. The long term weather forecast for August and September is for warmer than normal weather, which means a very good possibility of a early spring.
A short video on pruning roses fro maximum display. It is US based but gives a very good overall guide to pruning roses.
