Category: General

If your lawn is buffalo or fine couch such as Santa Ana, please read our post on Dethatching here

Signs your lawn may need scarifying:

• The lawn feels spongy when walked on.
• The grass is struggling to grow and appears thin and patchy.
• You can see accumulated dead matter (straw coloured) clearly amongst the living grass.

Scarifying a lawn significantly thins the layer of dead, organic matter (thatch) that naturally develops below soil level up to the growing grass. This thatch layer is composed of dead grass, roots, and other debris. 

So why scarify?

• Water penetration: Thatch often prevents water from reaching the soil, so despite the lawn looking like you watered it, in reality most of it is lost as runoff, or pools on top until it evaporates. 
• Air circulation: Scarifying itself cuts below the soil to remove dead and excess root mass, this then allows oxygen to reach the roots, promoting stronger growth. Oxygen is critical to the microbes that support the nutrient uptake of your lawn.
• Nutrient absorption: Once water can easily penetrate to the roots nutrient from applied fertilisers can reach the roots more effectively. Microbes flourish, breaking down organic matter into nutrients your lawn will benefit from.
• Pests and disease: Thick thatch creates a dark, damp layer - an ideal environment for pests, diseases, fungus and moulds. 
• Improved appearance: Scarifying will allow the grass to grow back in a nice tight formation, making the lawn look healthier and more vibrant. 

This is a process that needs some pre-planning, please be sure to read the step by step requirements

If you would like a no obligation visual explanation and evaluation of your own lawn you can ring and book a time with us, or send a text letting us know you'd like to catch up when we're next looking after your lawns.

Signs your lawn may need a dethatch:

• You have patches of sparse growth, with visible dead grass underneath.
• The grass is struggling to grow and appears thin and patchy.

Dethatching a lawn aims to remove the layer of dead, organic matter that naturally develops between the soil and the growing grass. This thatch layer is composed of dead grass, roots, and other debris. 

This a a gentle process compared to scarifying, it "combs" the grass to remove the dead material rather than cutting and pulling matter from below the soil surface.

So why dethatch?

• Water penetration: Removing the dead organic matter greatly helps with water penetration by removing the "mat" over the soil surface.
• Air circulation: Once the dead mass is removed, exposing more of the soil surface will better allow oxygen to reach the roots, promoting stronger growth. Oxygen is critical to the microbes that support the nutrient uptake of your lawn.
• Nutrient absorption: Once water can easily penetrate to the roots nutrient from applied fertilisers can reach the roots more effectively. Microbes flourish, breaking down organic matter into nutrients your lawn will benefit from.
• Pests and disease: Thick thatch creates a dark, damp layer - an ideal environment for pests, diseases, fungus and moulds. 
• Improved appearance: Dethatching helps promotes vigorous tight growth formation that will make the lawn look healthier and more vibrant. 

This is a process that needs some pre-planning, please be sure to read the step by step requirements

If you would like a no obligation visual explanation and evaluation of your own lawn you can ring and book a time with us, or send a text letting us know you'd like to catch up when we're next looking after your lawns.

Consider this your letter of application, so read carefully and make sure you finish reading the entire page.

Juniors are encouraged to apply.

Location:
We are based in Tungkillo, driving through to Adelaide and back daily, as the majority of our work is based around Walkerville but we have a growing customer base from Gumeracha, Mt Torrens, Birdwood and Mt Pleasant.

We anticipate giving the successful applicant a lift from and back to any point along that drive.

Position Title :
Landscape and Gardening Labourer

Rate of pay:
Link to the Fair Work website: 2025 rates of pay
The award is Gardening and Landscaping Services Award (MA000101)
This position is Monday to Friday. Expect 35-40 hours per week with the occasional day being 8+ hours.
Your employment will be on a casual basis, pay rates are dependent on age.
Rate reviews will be done every 6 months. Show us your abilities and willingness to learn and you will be rewarded with a pay rate above the award.

Key points about you:
Fit. Every day will be a workout.
Willing to learn.
Able to follow instruction, and work unsupervised.
Able to be a team player who is resilient and adaptive.
License an advantage, but not essential.
You will need to be able to pass a police security clearance as we do work with at risk people.

We offer:
30 hours per week minimum pay. You must be available and show up Monday to Friday to claim this.
Award wages for the first 6 months. Pay rates will be adjusted to reward your effort.
Super for juniors.
Mentoring.
Subsidised studies in horticulture.

We provide:
Genuine career path.
Uniform (shirts, hats).
All PPE.
Training.
An inclusive and WHS compliant workplace.

Send an email with answers to the following questions, or go back to the Facebook post that got you here and send a DM with the answers. There are not right or wrong answers, we just need an opportunity to get to understand you. A simple sentence is enough for all but the last question on a proud moment. Feel free to answer all with a paragraph if you wish.

Don't use AI, don't stress over spelling or grammar, just give honest replies.

Questions:
Where do you live, and what's great about it?
If you're currently unemployed, how long since you last worked, and in what industry?
Do you have an interest in horticulture? Explain.
Would you work weekends if asked?
What does work satisfaction mean to you?
If offered the opportunity would you like to lead a team?
What PPE you would use for a line trimmer/whipper snipper/brushcutter?
What do you think customer service means?
Tell us about a work (voluntary/paid/for a relative) experience that made you proud of what you achieved.

Every response to these questions will get a reply.