Young plants and frost-sensitive plants need to be protected from extreme cold. 

You can cover these plants with frost guard or Hessian, which you can buy at a garden centre, hardware store or nursery.  These materials allow air and water through, so it is safe to keep your plants covered until spring. 

Saplings can be protected from frost by wrapping straw bundles around the stems.

You can also protect your plants from frost, by not watering in the late afternoon, as the wet ground will make the frost even more severe.  It is best to water your garden in the mornings, to allow the excess water to dry during the day. 

The landscaping experts at Kingfisher Landscaping design and implement exceptional and beautiful gardens in a professional manner.  We pride ourselves in providing our clients with excellent, efficient and comprehensive service.  We offer all the products and services associated with creating a peaceful, and aesthetically pleasing outdoor living space which will complement the style of your home and in which you can relax.

Lawn maintenance during winter does not require much effort, but is important with regard to how your lawn will grow and look during the following summer months.

Your lawn will need regular watering, especially in summer rainfall areas.  At least one watering per week should suffice.

You can fertilize your lawn with a fertilizer that has a high in phosphate.  This will encourage root development; ensuring that your lawn stays strong and healthy throughout winter.

Your lawn will not grow as profusely during the winter months, so you will only need to mow it once in a while. 

Make sure that all dead leaves and other organic remains are raked off your lawn, as this will prevent the lawn from getting all the necessary sun and moisture it needs to survive.

Just before spring arrives, you can fertilize your lawn with a fertilizer high in nitrogen, which promotes leaf growth.  You should also aerate your lawn at this time to ensure a beautiful, thriving lawn during spring and summer.

Always remember to water you lawn well after applying any kind of fertilizer.

The landscaping experts at Kingfisher Landscaping can incorporate a beautiful, green lawn into your overall garden design and can professionally lay instant lawn in for you in your garden.

Kingfisher Landscaping often uses groundcover plants in garden design.  Most often we use dymondia margaretae (Silver Carpet), ophiopogon grasses, such as ophiopogon japonicus (mondo grass), ophiopogon japonicus kyoto (dwarf mondo grass), ophiopogon japonicus jaburan (jaburan grass), mazus reptans “white”, phyla nodiflora (daisy lawn), carex grasses and acorus grasses.  

Most of these plants are frost resistant and can be planted in full sun or semi-shade.  They are low growing plants and spread out quickly to form a dense cover over the soil.  They prevent soil erosion and act as mulch – controlling temperatures and curbing the growing and spreading of weeds.  These plants are also low maintenance.

We normally plant these groundcovers as fillers in between stepping stones or to softly border pathways or perimeters in the garden, where there is very little pedestrian traffic.  We also plant them in areas where their lovely qualities can enhance the overall aesthetic element of the garden.

Dymondia margaretae (silver carpet) have lovely yellow flowers in summer; Mazus reptans “white” have pretty white flowers in spring and summer; and Phyla nodiflora (daisy lawn) have appealing lilac flowers from spring to autumn.