All set for the season at Burton’s Topline
As we kick off the garden season here at Burton’s Topline with our brand new refurbished garden centre we’re off to a great start.
Call in and see our newly extended range of hand tools, power tools, hoses and fittings, water features and many more products.
I have over 20yrs of experience and can offer advice on every aspect of gardening, from advice on maintenance to garden design and lawn care.
Here in our garden centre we supply seasonal bedding plants, perennial flowers, shrubs and trees of all sizes. I also specialise in rare plants and love working with customers to find new and unusual plants.
On the hard side of landscaping we carry a range of Kilsaran paving slabs and a large selection of decorative stone in different colours available in 25kg bags and tonne bags suitable for all types of projects.
I’m very aware about the dangers facing our bee population and the importance of biodiversity, so this year I have introduced a range of non-chemical pesticide and fungicide products to help with this. You can also choose from our wide selection of bee friendly plants, available all year round. Looking forward to seeing you at Burton’s Topline, Kanturk. NOTHING rewards the work of a diligent gardener quite like a lawn can. A little work now will be handsomely rewarded in the months ahead once the green grass is looking pristine. But while spring is a time for preparation, it’s also a very sensitive time and you need to tread carefully where a lawn is concerned.
Just because the sun comes out and adds a little warmth doesn’t mean the lawn is fully dry after a long winter. The winter of 2018-19 may not have saw much rain, but the wet spell in March is enough to penetrate the top few inches of the lawn. Trampling on a soft, soggy lawn will only do more damage than good so ensure it’s dry before carrying out heavy work.
The first thing to do after a stodgy winter is to give the lawn a good rake to fluff up the sod and remove any debris. Use a spindly rake and give it a good going over. Having an uneven lawn will also cause trouble as water will pool for longer in the hollows. This can alter growth recovery in spring. If it’s a serious problem then you might want to consider rolling it, but please note this is a job for late summer when lawn conditions are more favourable for rolling.
After you have given the lawn its first mow of the season (making sure that the blades are not too low to the surface) give it a general feed in early spring as it’ll appreciate this after a long winter. Your garden centre will advise you on the best fertilizer to use and when to use it.
Later on, once growth has started, apply a general feed-and-weed mix. It’s better to wait until pesky weeds have grown a bit before applying the feed-and-weed as this is a more effective way to kill them.
Moreover, once the lawn is in full bloom, be sure to do some aeration work. This is very beneficial if your lawn is compact as it ensures the lawn gets to breathe properly therefore minimising and discouraging the onset of moss growth. All great summer lawns begin in spring so now is the time to put in some work.