Garden Lawn

We understand what it takes to grow and maintain a great lawn. With so many options to choose from these days, it can be difficult to decide on the best solution for your garden. Despite which product you choose, careful preparation, installation and care are critical to achieving a healthy lawn.

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Understanding Instant Lawn Products

The term ‘ready lawn’ has come to mean many things over the years, but in essence, it is an effective solution for supplying a semi-established lawn to a new garden or outdoor area.

Ready lawn, or turf as it is also known, is grown offsite and harvested once the grass reaches a certain level of maturity. Sold in sods or rolls, turf arrives at the consumer, ready to be rolled out onto a carefully prepared base.

Roll out lawn requires a period of time to establish itself in its new environment. At the time of harvest, the lawn's root system is disturbed. Once freshly laid, it will begin the work of establishing a new root system. During this time, careful and monitored watering is essential, and mowing is to be avoided until your grass blades are at least 30mm in length.

Choosing the Right Grass

Your location, the soil composition of your garden, and the climate will determine the type of grass you choose to grow on your lawn.

Fine Fescue:

  • A fine-blade grass that suits most climates
  • Is quick to establish
  • Good for shady areas
  • Can handle close or short mowing

Tall Fescue:

  • A medium-blade grass that can withstand drought and heat
  • Medium-dark leaf with a deep and strong root system
  • Do not mow below 40mm

Kikuyu:

  • Great for coastal properties and sandy soils

Couch:

  • A deep-rooting grass that requires little watering during the summer months
  • May turn a yellowish-brown during the winter months or as a result of frost exposure
“Autumn and Spring provide the optimum laying conditions for ready lawn and turf lawn products.”

SCOTT MACKAY – ON THE TOOLS DIRECTOR, FOLIUM LANDSCAPING

Preparing for Your Turf or New Lawn

Like any good gardening project, a detailed preparation process is crucial. Laying a new lawn is no exception.

A well-prepared base layer will ensure that your roll-out lawn will 'take' well and begin establishing itself not long after it is laid. Ready lawn products dry out quickly. Your site must be prepared ahead of time so that you may lay the turf as soon as it arrives at the site.

To prepare for your new lawn:

  • Remove old grass, weeds, stone, debris
  • Using premium lawn soil, turn or cultivate the soil bed
  • Ensure a soil depth of 100mm as a ready base
  • Compact base with a light roller or by foot, remembering to leave a 15mm buffer below garden edges or pathways
  • Fertilise your base with a premium lawn fertiliser

Note: Ready lawn products vary in their requirements. The tips above are a general guide only.


Installing Your Turf or New Lawn

Sods of ready lawn, once harvested, will dry out quickly, particularly during the warmer months. We recommend storing sods in a shaded area under a moist soil cloth until they are required.

To install your new lawn:

  • Begin with the edges, or the longest, straightest areas - i.e. along a driveway or garden bed
  • Pack each strip, or sod, tightly up against each other. You want to avoid gaps or exposed soil.
  • Line sods in a brick-like formation, packing them in firmly to ensure a good connection with the soil bed below
  • Trim edges, corners or overhang with a sharp knife
  • If laying on a sloped property or area, lay turf from the bottom of the slope and work your way up
  • Cover newly laid areas with a narrow board; this will allow you to walk/kneel on it without causing any early damage
  • Once laid, tamp the seams and edges to help bed the lawn into the soil
  • Water your new lawn within the first half-hour - 20-30mm is adequate
  • And finally, roll your turf; this will further support the process of it connecting with the soil and will remove any air pockets

Note: Ready lawn products vary in their requirements. The tips above are a general guide only.

“Your turf provider will have a set of guidelines that relate specifically to the needs of their product. Following these guidelines will set both you and your lawn up for success.”

JARED BELLINGHAM – ON THE TOOLS DIRECTOR, FOLIUM LANDSCAPING

Caring for Your New Lawn

  • Regular and measured watering is essential to the early success of your ready lawn.
  • Do not mow in the first few weeks or until the grass is at least 300mm in length.
  • Your turf provider will have a set of guidelines that relate specifically to the needs of their product. Following these guidelines will set both you and your lawn up for success.

When is the Best Time to Lay a New Lawn?

Ready lawn can be laid year-round, but Autumn and Spring provide the optimum conditions.

During the autumn and spring months, the soil is moist without being too wet, and in general, conditions are more favourable for harvesting, transporting, laying and handling the sods.

You risk frost conditions during the winter months, while the summer months can often be too dry. In both instances, you and your grass will be battling the elements.

“Ready lawn products dry out quickly. Your site must be prepared ahead of time so that you may lay the turf as soon as it arrives at the site.”

JARED BELLINGHAM – ON THE TOOLS DIRECTOR, FOLIUM LANDSCAPING

Go Eco with a Woolgro Lawn

Woolgro is one of New Zealand's premium lawn products. To be honest, we encourage all of our clients to go with this choice!

Woolgro lawn mats are an all-natural and eco-friendly product made from sheep's wool. The mats are nutrient-rich, biodegradable and ingrained with some of N.Z's best grass seeds.

Woolgro can be laid during winter as the seeds are protected from the colder temperatures by the wool, and the high moisture retention means your lawn requires less irrigation.


The Benefits of Choosing Woolgro

  • Even germination
  • Weed suppression
  • Superior root structure
  • Natural slow-release fertilisers
  • Seed insulation and moisture retention
  • Because the grass seed is embedded in the mat, it is protected from birds, rain, wind and runoff

Woolgro is an eco-friendly alternative to many other lawn growing options on the market today.

“Woolgro is a premium, all-natural, biodegradable lawn product that ticks all the boxes. Their installation and after-care service are on point.”

SCOTT MACKAY – ON THE TOOLS DIRECTOR, FOLIUM LANDSCAPING

Why We Recommend Woolgro Lawn Mats:

  • Easy installation
  • Even seed coverage results in an even and lush lawn
  • Less seed loss - seeds are locked into the lawn mat meaning you won't lose seeds to water runoff, wind or birds.
  • Weed suppression - the Woolgro mats act as a weed suppressant just like conventional weed mat
  • Long-lasting nutrients - the mats offer a perfect blend of nutrients to encourage strong grass growth.
  • They are a natural and biodegradable option
  • Year-round installation
  • Woolgro is New Zealand made product


Specialists in New Lawns:

We understand what it takes to grow and maintain a great lawn. With so many options to choose from these days, it can be difficult to decide on the best solution for your garden. Despite which product you choose, careful preparation, installation and care are critical to achieving a healthy lawn.

With many companies offering premium lawn products, you're spoilt for choice. We can help guide you on what will work best in your outdoor space.

"With many companies offering premium lawn products, you're spoilt for choice. We can help guide you on what will work best in your outdoor space.”

SCOTT MACKAY – ON THE TOOLS DIRECTOR, FOLIUM LANDSCAPING


Our Services

Garden Irrigation

Garden Irrigation

We have a team of irrigation specialists. Irrigation provides a hassle-free solution for watering new lawns and plants.
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Landscaping Design

Landscaping Design

We have access to some of the country's most insightful and experienced landscape designers. Feel free to talk to us about who we recommend.
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Garden Maintenance

Garden Maintenance

Maintaining your garden involves carrying out a few tasks on a regular cycle. We work with some of Auckland's most reputable garden maintenance services. We can put you in touch with them if needed.
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Drainage

Drainage

We know how to inspect for the tell-tail signs of drainage issues on a site, if found, we can quickly implement a plan to correct them.
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Garden Paving

Garden Paving

Paving is often the element that completes the textural profile of a garden. Stone, natural stone, concrete and brick paving, we understand how to work with and lay them all.
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Concrete

Concrete

Create pathways, steps and steppers. Choose the finish and colour that complements your overall aesthetic.
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Retaining Walls

Retaining Walls

We understand that every retaining wall is unique; we apply the core principles of construction and promise quality - every time!
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Garden Lawn

Garden Lawn

We understand what it takes to grow and maintain a great lawn. Getting it right from the outset is critical to achieving a healthy lawn.
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Planting

Planting

We know plants; we can advise on what to plant when to plant, and how to take care of your garden after we're gone.
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Planter Boxes

Planter Boxes

Create raised sections for planting or Vege beds with our custom-made garden boxes.
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“Landscaping in New Zealand provides a constant reminder of how important our environment is. We promote a ‘clean green’ country, and I take my role in ensuring we live up to this reputation pretty seriously.”

JARED BELLINGHAM – ON THE TOOLS DIRECTOR, FOLIUM LANDSCAPING

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Folium Landscaping is a professional North Shore Landscaping company.  Local knowledge powers our decision making and determines the advice we offer our clients. Landscaping is our passion. The North Shore is our home.

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About Folium Landscaping

Outdoor living is an inherent part of life in New Zealand. We love our outdoor spaces. We can't live without them; our love for them inspires creative landscaping solutions. We’re a team of North Shore Landscapers who are passionate about delivering innovative gardens and working to the highest standards.
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