At Materials In The Raw, we're passionate about landscaping gardening! Gardening in winter should be far from quiet. It’s a time to grow winter crops and prepare for spring flowers.  

 

Materials In The Raw Winter Landscaping

 

 

Gardening in winter should be far from quiet. It’s a time to grow winter crops and prepare for spring flowers.

 

Winter gardening in Australia is never drab with plenty of flowers to plant, plants to prune and winter vegetables to grow. Here are our tips for garden maintenance during the cooler months and the winter gardening jobs to do now in order to prepare your garden for spring.

 

WINTER PLANT PRUNING

Sharpen the secateurs! The first chore, in all but frosty areas, is rose pruning. Be bold, leaving only an open framework of three or four main stems. Spray these and the surrounding soil with lime sulfur to clean up pests and diseases.

  1. Other plants to prune when bare include hydrangeas, wisteria and grapes.
  2. Early August is the best time to give gardenias their main pruning.
  3. Cuttings of frangipanis will make instant new trees; leave them to dry for a few weeks, then pot or plant into a sandy mix, adding stakes for support.
  4. Cut ornamental grasses almost to ground level to rejuvenate and spray lawns for bindii as soon as their ferny leaves appear.

 

WINTER FLOWERING PLANTS

Although many plants are resting, spring bulbs, winter-flowering natives and flowering hedges are growing actively. Keep these watered and fertilised for peak performance

 

WINTER GARDENING JOBS

  • Feed citrus in late July, using an allpurpose citrus fertiliser.
  • Keep sowing carrots, spring onions, leeks, broad beans, radishes, English spinach and peas.
  • If you haven't planted asparagus and rhubarb crowns yet, don't delay. Strawberries can also go in now.
  • Start seeds of tomatoes, eggplant and capsicum on a warm windowsill, ready for planting when the soil warms.

 

Does your winter garden need a little structure?

 

An artfully arranged band of bricks handsomely defines the boundary between grass and garden. And if you install the bricks flush with the ground, they also serve as a handy mowing guide: You can run the wheels of a push mower right on top of the edging and pretty much dispense with the string trimmer. Some people set the pavers in concrete, but there's no need if you make a proper dry bed. That means digging down past the loamy topsoil to prevent frost heave from disrupting the bricks come winter; once you do, laying a bed of compacted paver base and stone dust gives the bricks a solid foundation and provides drainage while preventing weeds or roots from coming up.

 

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Materials in the Raw

 

About Materials in the Raw

Materials in the Raw (MITR) was established at Casula in 1988 as a bulk Landscaping materials distributor reselling sand, soil, gravel and mulches. MITR specialises in the supply of landscaping and building materials from multiple locations in the Sydney Metropolitan Area.

We deliver paving supplies to all Sydney regions including: Sydney City, Canterbury-Bankstown, Eastern Suburbs, Forest district, Hills district, Inner West, Macarthur, Northern Beaches, Lower North Shore, Upper North Shore, Northern Suburbs, South, western Sydney, Southern Sydney, St George, Western Sydney and Greater Western Sydney. If you are would like paving supplies delivered outside of Sydney please contact us for delivery prices

Our Sydney outlets are located at:

Chullora: Corner Hume Highway and Davidson Street
Guildford: Corner Ruby and Oxford Streets

At MITR, our customers are extremely valuable to us. It is our mission to help you build the very best with our diverse range of products and commitment to great service.

Our experienced and enthusiastic staff will work with you to make sure you get the job done in the right way. All MITR employees are trained on a regular basis so they are up to date with the latest products, trends and tips.

We are determined to be the best in the industry and we go beyond Landscaping Supplies and building materials. MITR has a genuine commitment to supporting local communities to keep them strong and their environments clean.