Advice

Towable wood chippers are a great convenience for operators who are continually moving between sites and locations. They allow the use of powerful machines without the burden of needing a large flat decked truck to transport them around. This advice article goes through the best practices for when using a towed wood chipper.

This advice post goes over some frequently asked questions when it comes to hedge trimmers and the practice of hedge trimming in general. With the answers given here, you should be able to choose the most appropriate trimmer for your needs.

You don’t have to turn your garden into something that resembles a meadow – some might say overgrown and week garden in order to attract wildlife. Lots of shrubs, border and rock plants and annuals and biennials will attract wildlife of many kinds, from birds, bees and butterflies to wasps and weevils.

Safety is a priority when it comes to maintaining a lawn mower, as it should be with any machinery large or small. The check list here should keep your equipment in a secure and stable state. Making sure that your rotary mower is safe is just as important as keeping an eye on it's performance. As an overlooked safety flaw can lead to total breakdown or put the operator at risk.

At SGM we often get enquiries from customers wondering how to achieve a striped effect on their lawns. The problem is that many of these customers are using hover mowers or rotary mowers without a roller and will never stripe lawns.

This is normally the month for a “false spring” where the temperature rises toward the middle of the month before a sudden cold spell normally occurs at the end of the month. You should aid the grass when possible but don’t force it. Read on for more advice...

Keeping your lawn mower’s individual parts well maintained can have a serious impact on the lifespan of the machine overall. Having a single component that is not working optimally can cause serious wear on a mower over time. For this reason it is important to maintain and monitor the health of several key components of your lawn mower. This practice will save you money in the long run and will also improve the performance of your mower.

The cutting blade on a lawnmower directly impacts the quality of finish and the health of your grass. Many users do not pay attention to the condition of their mower on a regular basis. This can cause problems not only for the health of your lawn but the health of your mower as well.

Spring is the season where life comes back into lawns and the outdoors in general. This is when ground care workers, landscapers, turf management experts and domestic gardeners restart most of their work. However there are some preparations that can be made before spring to help give your lawn a head start. Doing so will ensure that you get the best results possible for the remainder of the year.

Before you start cutting your grass in spring it is advisable to give your lawn mower a complete checking over. This will make sure that it is in good health, will perform well and last for the duration of the season. This advice post will go over some essential checks you should make before the first cut of the year.