Weapons Of War….Well On Lawn Moss Anyways. – Gareth Austin

Fabulous Toro machine

Ever since this garden feature on lawn moss appeared on Donegal Daily, I hear from Kevin at Letterkenny Tool Hire that he has had steady callers to rent these two bits of equipment, the Scarrifier and the Aerator, as seen here during our demo at the North West Garden Show.

Its surprising how much lawn you can tackle with a days hire with these machines, so its worth booking them between a few neighbours as you’ll get a few gardens done in a day!

Cut, then Scarrify, then gather up the thatch and stuff with the lawnmower, then aerate and repeat the gathering again with the lawnmower, and then topdress with sand….simples!


Lawn Aerator from Letterkenny ToolHire


Scarifier from Letterkenny Tool Hire


Gareth Austin is a Community focused Horticulturist based in Derry-Londonderry and voice of Gardening on the Mark Patterson Show on BBC Radio Foyle. Gareth specialises in Community horticulture, offering a wide range of events, programmes and acitivity on engaging people in the exciting world of Horticulture. Gareth lectures in Horticulture in the North West Regional College and offers school horticulture programs through the Western Education + Library Board. Gareth is passionate about changing land-use to a more positive use, urban food production and showcasing the flora of county Derry through the City of Horti-Culture programme of events.

Source: Gareth Austin Horticultural & Media Services – Weapons Of War….Well On Lawn Moss Anyways.