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On Friday August 17th Johnson Bros Mitre 10 - Mona Vale were awarded Hardware Australia’s 2018 NSW Hardware Store of the Year over 2500sqm.
So August 2018 was a pretty big month, a trifecta - although, on being awarded 'Store of the Year' the response was:
'Thank you to all our customers, staff, suppliers and of course family!'
While on family - there's a great competition going on at present for all younger DIYer's - the Mighty Helpful Kids Challenge.
If you’re a kid that loves DIY then they want to hear about your favourite project!
With the help of your parent or guardian, upload a picture of your favourite DIY project, tell the Mitre 10 team about what you made, what was involved and why it is your favourite. You could win a VIP experience at The Block with return flights and accommodation in Melbourne.
Share your entry and encourage your family and friends to vote as the winners will be selected from the top 5 entries from each state group. Voting closes on September 16th.
Upload your project picture and description here: www.mitre10.com.au/kidschallenge
There's some great projects there already - go have a look!
All this may inspire you to visit your local Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Store,especially the great garden centre at Mona Vale, and spring into Spring.
The next few weeks will be ideal to bring colour and practical plants to your garden - all of which can ber done with big hands or small hands - or these working together.
What you can plant out now to enjoy in a few months:
Soft Small Salad Colours
Herbs to plant out now are basil, chives, coriander, dill, mint, oregano, parsley, sage, thyme, marjoram and parsley; just make sure you have some chicken wire over a planter box to keep the possums from eating all those tender shoots - they particularly have a craving for parsley here.
Vegetables A'Plenty
In Sydney you can sow beans, beetroot, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, capsicum, cucumber, eggplant, endive, lettuce, melons, okra, onion, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, radish, rhubarb, rosella, silver beet, spring onion, squash, sweet corn, sweet potato and get ready for your tomato crop.
Spring Lawn Care
Springtime is a season where we feed everything growing in our gardens to encourage and support new growth and strengthen each plant prior to the heady summer days to come. Your lawn is no exception to this and a little work put in now will ensure you have a healthy spread of green when the weather becomes hotter and drier.
Just as we benefit from a massage to stimulate circulation, our lawns benefit from a good firm raking. During Winter our lawns and the soil supporting them often becomes compacted while the blades and roots may die off and this will reduce the health of lawn. Raking removes dead blades of grass, leaves and creates aeration and loosens up matted patches. If your lawn’s soil is very hard it is suggested you use a steel rake to create points into the lawn to add extra air flow and water and loosen compaction. This will also encourage new growth.
The other base for a good lawn is having a close look at its condition each Spring to determine whether it’s in good health. If you have a lot of moss plants amongst the lawn this is a sign of soil acidity. Lawns thrive on a neutral soil PH and applying lime will correct this.
If you have bare patches due to dog frolics, heavy traffic or water run-off and pooling you will need to re-seed these areas. Applying a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer as you do will benefit the new seedlings. Once the seed has germinated and you have given it the first cut, lawn experts recommend a quick release nitrogen fertilizer to boost its health. Sowing on a still day, due to this seed’s weight, is always a good choice. You don’t want the seed being blown away before it can grow.
If you fertilized your lawn in Autumn your lawn will generally be still using that in Spring. A lighter feeding is recommended for Spring and any organic fertilizer is going to be better for something that is organic itself and for the environment surrounding or adjoined to it.
The last Spring Care pointer is to weed now; bindis will multiply as the weather gets warmer and more Spring rains fall. This week a profusion of dandelion flowers out, if you’re not going to use the leaves in salads and don’t want these bright yellow flowers as part of your lawn, shows weeds will multiply, and quickly, if not attended to.
Tools And Products To Help You Get It Done At Family Friendly Prices
VICTA HAWK 125CC 16" LAWNMOWER: $359.00
125CC Engine. 16" Deck. 12 month Domestic Warranty
AMGROW 5KG SHIRLEY'S LAWN FERTILISER: $14.95
5kg. Traditional lawn food. Greens lawns fast. Granular formulation.
LAWN BUILDER WETTING AGENT LAWN FERTILISER 2.5KG: $26.00
2.5kg. 3 Month slow release lawn fertiliser. With wetting agent. Suitable for all lawns.
NETA EMERALD FITTED HOSE: $39.00
15m x 12mm. Quality Plastic Neta fittings. 4/ 6 star kink rating. 10 year warranty.
60CM WOODEN PLANTER TROUGH: $89.00
100% FSC sustainable wood. Plastic base provides maximum drainage & ventilation. Burnt oak finish.
WATERMATIC SELF WATERING POT: $6.00
170mm pot. Variety of colours.
Click on logo to visit Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 website
Johnson Bros Mitre 10 - Avalon (02) 9918 3315
Johnson Bros Mitre 10 - Mona Vale (02) 9999 3340
JBH Timber & Building Supplies (02) 9999 0333
JBH Fencing & Landscape Supplies (02) 9970 6333
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