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CMC Lawns and Maintenance

Premium outdoor solutions for homes and businesses north of the river.

Backed by horticultural and agronomy expertise, we deliver softscaping, reticulation and premium lawn and garden care through a science-based approach

03/10/2026

Commercial grounds aren't just a backdrop. They're the first thing staff, clients and visitors see. They set the tone of the companies culture and is an outward expression of how they do business.

This weekend was a father–son day on one of our commercial sites.

The lawn is kikuyu, a good fit for this site. It loves full sun, handles heavy foot traffic and recovers quickly from wear. Kikuyu spreads hard through its runners, so the hardscaping around this site keeps it contained and the edges stay crisp.

What you're seeing is today's mow, 7 days after a fertiliser and wetting agent application. The wetting agent helps water soak into Perth's sandy soils instead of running off. That means the nutrients actually reach the root zone, which is where the colour and density come from.

Behind every site we look after:

🌱 A team of skilled horticulturalists in fully equipped vans

⚙️ Commercial-grade equipment, maintained to cut cleanly rather than tear

📋 A consistent standard, visit after visit

We look after residential and commercial properties across Perth's northern suburbs, the Hills and the Swan Valley.

Proud of the result. Prouder of the company on the day. 💚

— Chris & Jacob

$🌱 Most fertilisers face the same problem: your lawn can only actually use a fraction of what you put down. The rest eith...$

28/09/2026

🌱 Most fertilisers face the same problem: your lawn can only actually use a fraction of what you put down. The rest either washes away or sits in a form the grass can't absorb.

It's why one of the treatments in our Signature Lawn Care Plan is a natural kelp and fish fertiliser, applied at strategic points through the season.

The difference comes down to chemistry. Kelp draws its nutrients straight from seawater in a naturally chelated form — meaning they're already bound in a way your lawn's roots and leaves can take up directly. Chelated nutrients are absorbed up to 90% more efficiently than raw elemental fertiliser, so less is wasted and more goes to work underneath the surface.

That's also where the fish component comes in — together with 15+ trace elements, it feeds the beneficial microbes living in your soil, building a stronger soil profile over time. Combined with kelp's support for root development, your lawn copes better with heat and everyday stress.

The payoff isn't a green flush that fades in a week — it's steady colour and resilience that builds over a full season.

24/09/2026

Spring on the coast doesn't get much better than this. Fresh stripes, salt air, and a lawn that's ready to soak up the longer days ahead. 🌱

22/09/2026

This is a water feature — the rocks, the flow, the sound, all by design.

Now picture that happening somewhere it isn't meant to. A hairline crack in a poly pipe, water seeping out underground — pooling under a garden bed, trickling across the lawn between cycles. No rocks, no sound.

That's usually how a reticulation leak shows up first: a soft patch of lawn, a bed that never dries out, a water bill that doesn't match the weather. It's been running the whole time — just better hidden than this one.

A proper system check catches pressure drops, faulty valves, dodgy wiring and incorrect run times. Worth doing before the real heat kicks in

21/09/2026

Spring flowers aren't just decorative — they're one of the first food sources available to bees and other pollinators as they come out of winter dormancy. Nectar gives them the energy to fly and find a nesting site; pollen provides the protein they need to reproduce. Without that early-season food source, pollinator numbers can struggle before the rest of the garden even gets going.
It matters more than most people realise — roughly one in three bites of food we eat exists because a pollinator did its job first. A garden with a good spread of flowering bulbs and plants isn't just something nice to look at; it's a small but genuine contribution to the local ecosystem.

Can you spot the bee?

18/09/2026

A tulip bulb isn't a seed — it's a storage organ, packed with the energy the plant needs to flower the following spring. Once flowering finishes, resist the urge to tidy up straight away. The leaves are still feeding the bulb, converting sunlight into stored energy for next year, so leave the foliage until it yellows and dies back naturally.

In our climate, most tulips are best treated as annuals rather than left in the ground — WA's summer heat isn't kind to a bulb built for a cold-climate dormancy. If you want to try keeping them, lift the bulbs once the foliage has browned, let them dry out, then store them somewhere cool and well-ventilated (a paper or mesh bag works well) until it's time to chill and replant in autumn.

15/09/2026

Tulips have a reputation for being tricky in WA — and there's a good reason why. They're native to the mountains of Central Asia, where a long, cold winter is what triggers them to flower. Perth's mild winters usually don't get cold enough for long enough, so the trick is to fake it.

About 6–8 weeks before planting, pop your bulbs in a paper bag in the crisper section of the fridge (away from fruit — the ethylene gas can damage the flower bud inside). Once the soil starts to cool in May, plant them tip-up, roughly three times the bulb's height deep — a little deeper than the usual rule, since our soil doesn't hold the cold the way European soil does. Water in well, then let the cooler months do the rest.

Come spring, you'll have flowers that most people assume can't be grown here.

13/09/2026

🌷Tis the season for tulips

Araluen Botanical Garden in Rolystone has turned it up again!

We hung out there this weekend and checked out some exceptional displays

Keep your eye out for some more photos and hot tips to take care of your plants this spring

08/09/2026

Spring has sprung - time to get your lawn into shape

For a limited time only, we are offering:
✔️Reticulation audit, setting the controller and adjusting heads if required (quote any repairs)
✔️Apply pre emergent herbicide to reduce the amount of summer weeds coming through (Reg 2899)
✔️Apply residual non-toxic selective insecticide to prevent beetle and grub damage for up to six months (Reg 2899)
✔️Apply liquid wetting agent to allow efficient water use
✔️Apply kelp to feed the plant and soil microbes

All for an incredible $250 (most properties)

Secure your spot now...

www.cmclawns.com.au

06/09/2026

Late winter into early spring is prime time to prune your lemon tree, before the new season's growth kicks in. It's also your best window to deal with citrus gall wasp, if you've got it.

A few things to check before you start:
— Remove dead or damaged wood first. It won't recover, and can invite disease if left on.
— Strip any suckers growing from the base or below the graft.
— Open up the centre by taking out crossing or rubbing branches, so light and air can reach the fruit.
— Skirt the base by lifting branches trailing on the ground — it keeps fruit clean and deters pests.
— Go easy on the shaping. As a general rule, avoid removing more than a third of the canopy at once.
— Keep secateurs sharp and disinfected between cuts.

Citrus gall wasp is common in WA gardens and shows up as hard, woody lumps along young stems. The adults emerge in spring (September–December) to lay eggs in soft new growth, so now is the time to cut galls out, well below the swelling. Seal the prunings in a bag in full sun for a few weeks, or shave the gall open to kill the larvae inside — just don't put them in the compost.

Save this one for when you're next out in the garden, and let us know how your lemon tree is looking this season.

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