Grass Grubs (Costelytra zealandica) are considered New Zealand’s major pasture & lawn pest and are found throughout the country.
Eggs from the grub are laid in the soil during the spring/summer months and hatch about two weeks later. The larvae feed on the roots of the grass and can grow up to about 20-25 mm long. Infested grass turns yellow/brown and dies leaving dead patches in your lawn and pastures. A close examination of these patches will sho...
Autumn Lawn Care
From the everchanging colour scheme, the warm days and snuggly nights to the dropping of old growth to make way for the new. Autumn is a beautiful season.
It is also a great time to look at your lawn. After a summer full of lots of sun and less rain, our grass can tend to look on the browner side of healthy.
Here are a few simple steps you can apply to your lawn and bring it back to its lush green ways before Winter sets in.
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As a lawn mowing and gardening franchise brand, Lawn Rite does alot of residential work. You may be surprised to know that Lawn Rite does a huge amount of commercial, and industrial clients.
What you might be surprised about is the type of clients that Lawn Rite has and the type of complexes Lawn Rite maintains. Just in the past few weeks, we have completed works for companies such as Waste Management, Regional Councils, Daycare Centres, and even milk...
1. Remove weeds, thatch and moss
These pesky items can prevent growth by blocking air and nutrients from getting to the roots.
Weeds
These can appear anywhere as there are so many ways they can be brought into the garden, by birds flying over, pets and other animals roaming across the grass or even on your clothing and footwear.
Lawn weeds can grow as either seed heads or flowers, with a wide variety of types that are common in lawns....
This past week, John a Lawn Rite franchisee who services Mt Wellington completed a lawn mowing job for a first-time client.
The client was so impressed she made the effort to call our head office and asked to speak to the owner of Lawn Rite " Troy Hillard".
The client wanted to express how happy she was with the job that John had done but also the quality of the service and communication she received.
THE Owner of Lawn Rite Troy said, " it's a...
Lawn Rite New Zealand is around to inform everyone that it will be launching a new lawn mowing and garden care franchise within the Cambridge Waikato area in February 2021.
The franchisee will be owned and operated by Gert Botha, Gert has many years experience in dairy farming and agricultural contracting around the Cambridge area.
Gert will be operating a franchise that will offering the following services.
Residential Lawn Mowing ServiceComm...
Lawn Rite has seen rapid growth throughout 2020 with many new franchises joining the brand.
Now with 2021 just two weeks old, Lawn Rite is launching the first of many new franchises this year. The first franchise to start in 2021 will be a Hamilton-based franchise. The new franchisee is Simon who is an exceptional young man who has come from a career in customer service & retail.
With a young family behind him, Simon is eager and ready to hit ...
Within the lawn mowing industry there is always a topic of convocation that has two opposing positions. Ride on mower or push mower??
Some jobs you have as a lawn mowing contractor require you to use one or the other, Such as large commercial jobs require you to use a ride on mower, and some require a push mower as the lawn is to small to use the much larger ride on.
But what happens when you a have a lawn that is large enough for a ride on but...
Does Your Lawn Have Bare Patches?
Spring is a common time for lawns to show their bare patches - like bald spots. This is most likely due to the lawn having been in a dormant state where there has been no growth and it's not been able to repair itself.
Although, there are other reasons your lawn could be getting bare patches; like if your lawn gets a lot of shade.
In most cases, there are simple solutions to get your full lawn back again.
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Lawn Rite is expanding into the Ellerslie, Remuera, and Stonefields areas of Auckland with a new franchisee.
Lawn Rite is pleased to welcome John Bennett to the Lawn Rite team.
John has many years of business experience and turned to Lawn Rite when he started to look for a new business he could build and run all while working alongside his son. Lawn Rite was a perfect fit for John and his son.
John will be offering all the standard Lawn Rit...
