At Materials In The Raw, we're passionate about landscaping and gardening! People often question the value of gardening in winter. Here in Australia, winter is an exciting time to be outside. With little rain this winter it's the perfect time to get outdoors and start getting your garden primed for spring.  

 

Materials In The Raw Winter Landscaping

 

 

Everyone knows that getting outdoors and spending time in the sun works wonders for your physical and mental wellbeing! Some winter gardening tips that we'd recommend to help get your garden ready for spring are:

 

1. Raking

This is a winter job that can involve all the family and warms you as you work. Drifts of fallen leaves and bark, along with twigs and sticks, accumulate on lawns and paths over winter. Rake leaves, bark and small twigs for mulch or to add to the compost heap. Sticks needs to be broken up or use them instead to light indoor winter fires, for a family barbecue or as plant support.

 

2. Aerate The Lawn

Many lawns are compacted and weedy after the long drought. Aerating now lets moisture into the soil so you can begin to rejuvenate the lawn in spring.

  •                   Use a garden fork or hire a powered aerator.
  •                   Top dress with a fine layer of coarse sand or loam.
  •                   Fertilise in spring.
  •                   If rain is puddling and not soaking in, even after aeration, apply a hose-on soil wetting agent.

 

3. Dig The Vegie Garden & Plant New Crops

Provided your soil isn’t sodden, winter can be a great time to dig a new vegie or garden bed or to turn in green manure crops to get the garden ready for planting in spring. It’s also a good time to pull or hoe out weeds and cut back invasive plants.

There’s still plenty of time to grow some tasty fresh vegetables in your garden. Plant snow peas, English spinach or some mini vegies, such as small-headed cabbage or cut-and-come-again lettuce.

 

4. Prune and Tidy

While plants are bare you can more easily remove dead or crowded growth or spot invasive climbers and remove them. Don’t prune late winter or spring-flowering shrubs but do get stuck into roses and grapevines.

 

5. Try Potted Colour

Plant up a couple of pots with annuals. Choose pansies or polyanthus that are already in flower for an instant show. Water well after planting and keep in bloom by deadheading and watering every 10 days with a liquid plant food.

 

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The Management and Staff

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.