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Top 10 To-Do List in Winter
Here’s your lawn and garden checklist, a quick last-minute reminder for winter, Winters’s Top 10 To-Do List […]
Top 10 Tips for Successful Pruning
Here are the top ten disciplines to undertake when pruning your fruit trees […]
Building a New Home: Prepare Your Irrigation Infrastructure
Are you building a new home? There are seven critical things you should organise before the concrete is poured or before pavers are down around your new home or renovation […]
Top 10 To-Do List in Spring
Here’s your lawn and garden checklist, a quick last-minute reminder for spring, Spring’s Top 10 To-Do List. […]
Tips to Kickstart Your Lawn in Spring
Thinking of a lush lawn this summer? Here are 10 tips to kickstart your lawn in spring. Tips for a Great Looking Garden Lawn: (1) Oxygenate Oxygenate: Coring will help the lawn […]
Tips for Growing Fruitful Cherry Trees
Do you want to grow a cherry tree? And why wouldn’t you? They are a delicious fruit worthy of your effort. But before you start, there are a few things you need to know if you are going to harvest a successful crop. Tips for Growing Fruitful Cherry Trees Soil PH should be between 6 […]
Reworking or Renovating Your Peach tree
Is your peach tree too high? It may be time to rework or renovate your peach tree. As a peach tree grows and searches upward for the light, with a few years of light pruning, particularly lower in the canopy, it can grow too high to net or reach the fruit. The solution? Lower the […]
Smart Irrigation Systems: Making Sense of All Your Options
Over the last few years, the irrigation world has grasped new technology and developed new ways of operating and monitoring our irrigation systems. I thought I would bring you up to speed with the innovation currently available. When new technology first hits the market, it’s usually quite expensive. You may remember the first flat-screen televisions […]
Replace or Update: What’s My Old Irrigation System Worth?
When your old irrigation system stops working, what next? If you’ve purchased a property with an inoperable system, what now? In both cases, starting from scratch sounds like the obvious and most practical way forward. However, there are a few questions worth asking first. What value still lies in the ground under your feet? What’s […]
10 Reasons Pop-Up Sprinklers Fail
In this article, I share the top 10 reasons why pop-up sprinklers fail. 1. PRESSURE TOO HIGH When walking down a street and looking at a pop-up system running, you can all too often see the water misting up and swirling down the street, particularly with a gentle breeze blowing. This is a classic sign […]