What is Scarification? Scarification is a lawn care process to remove the moss and dead organic matter also known as thatch from your turf. Why Scarify? If you do not scarify your lawn at least once a year your lawn can end up suffocating. Once a lawn has been scarified nutrients and water can easily […]
Overseeding and Top dressing After scarification or aeration Clive’s Gardening Services recommend your lawn is overseeded and top-dressed with the secret CGS blend. The short video below shows how the lawn looked after it was scarified. As usual with our lawn care work, we do a pre-cut of the lawn first. What is Overseeding? Overseeding […]
What is Aeration? Aeration reduces the compaction of your lawn. As lawns struggle when stressed and lose their colour and health it is a required annual lawn care process. Why Aerate your turf? Before you aerate your lawn, your sward will have week shallow roots and the soil will be compact. The aerator machine removes […]
The History of Topiary Art Around 44BC in the time of Julius Caesar the first Topiary gardens were introduced to Roman Gardens. In the 16th Century parterres were seen in wealthy family’s gardens. During this period the traditional shapes balls, cubes, cones and spirals and pyramids came into fashion. In the 17th century more complicated […]
