WLS Landscaping Blog & Gardening Tips

Christmas is almost here, which means family gatherings, catch up’s with friends and plenty of time spent outdoors, get your garden ready with these simple tips.

Summer is just around the corner which means it's time for afternoon barbeques and backyard cricket or a spot of croquet!

But laying down your new turf is just one part of the process, to ensure you get the best results we've prepared for you a lawn preparation, installation and post-preparation care guide to help you through the process.

Spring is here! The days are getting longer and the sun that little bit warmer it’s time to pack away the jumpers and puffer jackets and get into the garden. Now’s the perfect time to create or rejuvenate that garden project you’ve been putting off over the colder months.

We’ve put together some ideas to help get you started.

Retaining walls are a fantastic solution to reduce erosion, more defined garden bed edging, to level landscape areas, improved water drainage, for structural support as well as other things. It's important to know your local council guidelines when building a retaining wall while invovling a professinoal such as a structural engineer, landscaper, or retaining wall builder where appropriate. There are a variety of different materials you can choose from as well as other things to consider when deciding to build a retaining wall.

Droughts can be a big factor when living in Australia especially in recent times however, you don't need to let your garden suffer. Reducing your water consumption, choosing the right mulches, plants and lawn feed can greatly improve your landscaping without adding to a water shortage. 

Rain Gardens are trending in Brisbane to combat heavy rainfall. With grave, sand and pebbles find out how to implement your own today. 

It’s much harder to get out into the garden when it’s cold outside, but Winter is a good time to take stock of your garden soil, weeds, cut back trees and generally prepare for Spring.

A good choice of soil is important in providing vital elements that are needed for the health and well-being of plants in your garden or backyard.

Autumn gardening tasks will benefit the health of your garden and ease the workload come next planting season. Let's get prepared for the long Easter break!

Mulch is a protective layer which can be spread on top of the soil and/or around your plants to cover it. it is important to remember that there is no one mulch that fits all types of garden.