With this summers dry weather looking to last a while longer hosepipe bans seem almost inevitable. New this year from Garden machinery experts AL-KO is the perfect solution for all your garden and home watering needs.

The  AL-KO A300 aquatrolley is a battery powered watering can on wheels!.

 Standing 41″/ 104cm high this excellent machine runs on a rechargable 12v battery which is tucked… Continue reading

With the nights getting lighter and the temperatures finally lifting by a few degrees you might want to start pruning or cutting back the unruly trees in your garden.  Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning. It keeps them in shape, gets rid of dead or diseased wood and encourages new growth. Now is a good time to make a start before the growing season starts and the new… Continue reading

New for the 2010 season a range of Lawn Tractors from Yard-King.

  The YK50 Rider is a grass collecting model with a 176 litre collector and mulch kit included. Powered by a 10.5hp Briggs & Stratton engine it has a hydrostatic gearbox and is capable of a 30″ cutting width with it’s rear discharge cutter deck.

Yard-King side discharge tractors are… Continue reading

AL-KO 38VLB Scarifier/Aerator

Aerating a lawn is literally the process of creating air channels in the lawn to let it ‘breathe’ so air can circulate around the grass roots encouraging better growth. Aerating also helps to prevent moss growth, improves the grass roots development and increases the water and nutrient uptake into the soil promoting strong… Continue reading

Spring is just around the corner now so it’s a good idea to start thinking about the jobs that will need doing in the garden. The milder weather and Spring rains will both mean that the growing season will start shortly.

Have a good look around your garden and make a list if you have to of all the jobs you might need to do. Do the borders need… Continue reading

One of the first  jobs to consider in the garden at Springtime is the care of your lawn. The Winter months have probably taken their toll and it’s looking a bit worse for wear now but with a little TLC your lawn can look beautiful again this year.

Scarifying removes material usually in the form of thatch or moss that would stop a good even, dense growth of fresh… Continue reading

Masport started as a manufacturing company in New Zealand in 1910. Since then the Masport brand has become a symbol for good quality and reliable outdoor equipment. They produced their first hand mowers in the 1930s and by 1938 their first petrol model. Today Masport offers a range of quality lawn and garden products for the consumer, exporting to over 30 countries worldwide.

For Spring 2010 Masport has introduced… Continue reading

New from Murray for Spring 2010.

The new Murray MXMH 850E Petrol, Rotary Lawnmower is a new generation of Briggs & Stratton powered Eco mowers. The 850E features the new Eco Plus engine technology which is friendlier to the environment than more traditional engines. Briggs & Stratton have modified this engine with improved components, put a carbon element in the fuel cap, made… Continue reading

New for 2010 and Spring, Mantis have introduced a range of Garden and Lawn Care Packages for their Petrol and Electric Tillers.

Every petrol and electric tiller comes complete with a Kickstand and Border Edger as standard. The New Mantis 4-Stroke Tiller has a powerful Honda engine, weighs just 11kg and can easily till down up to 25cm/10″ in depth.

As with all electrical items keeping them in a shed or garage over the Winter is not ideal. The cold and damp can damage electrics making them unrepairable.

If your machine has a battery, remove it and bring inside. It’s a good idea to charge it a couple of times over the winter but always refer to your owners manual first.

If the machine is mains electric storing… Continue reading