Backyard Awards: Best Loved Lawn winner
Mark Elliott from Shirley in Christchurch has won the category of Best Loved Lawn for his lush green masterpiece. Congratulations, Mark!
We spoke with his about his process to keep his lawn beautiful and there may be some blades of advice for your own backyard.
Mark has a huge backyard so during Covid times, he decided to renovate the lawn and garden just for something to do. Itโs turned into a passion.
His lawn is 100% rye grass - sourced from Prebble Seeds Turf World who supply many golf courses around New Zealand. In the summer he mows it every 2-3 days, sometimes daily, and waters the lawn with a deep soak of about an hour at a time, 2-3 times a week. He uses a granular slow release lawn fertiliser and other liquid fertilisers also.
Mark shares:
'I would say the secret to getting a good lawn is consistent mowing - at least twice a week. Maybe buy a bulk bag of slow release lawn fertiliser from a wholesaler. Keep the grass longer and just take the very top off the blade when you mow. It promotes growth, thickens it up and will really help with stopping weeds - oh, and water. Expect a water bill if you want a good lawn.'
The first photo below shows the 'Before' shot, 4 years ago. Give Mark a Like on this post if you think his lawn is pretty top notch!
Time to Tickle Your Thinker ๐ง
If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals donโt survive, how many animals do you have left in total?
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Gift with Love ๐
Date night tomorrow? Weโve got the look and the gift! Pop in at Red Cross Shop Henderson for gift ideas for your loved ones โฅ๏ธ๐น๐
Come visit us at:
433 Great North Rd, Henderson
(09) 8351152
Te Atatu Food Truck Friday - THIS Friday - February 6th Waitangi Day
โจ Waitangi Day Special event
Looking for something to do Waitangi Day evening?
- Amazing food trucks including Moody burgers, Gyrolicious, Mexi Bites, Gran Sasso Pizza and more
- DJ Tido on the decks bringing the summer vibes
- Free ReCreators kidsโ craft workshops
- Free face painting
- Repair Cafรฉ โ bring along small household items for free repairs (koha appreciated).
Celebrate Waitangi Day with a relaxed, family-friendly night out in the community. Plenty of parking and seating or picnic in the park.
| February 6th | 4:30pm โ 8:30pm | Te Atatลซ South Community Centre
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