What Landscaping Supplies Do You Need This Spring?

The landscaping supplies you need this spring depend on the job. New lawns normally need turf underlay, existing lawns may need top dressing, garden beds can need soil and mulch, paving projects need the correct sand and base materials, while paths, drainage areas and decorative gardens may require gravel or pebbles. The easiest way to buy the right landscape supplies is to start with the project, not the product.

Turtle Nursery supplies soil, mulch, sand, gravel, turf underlay, manure and landscaping materials from Rouse Hill and South Windsor, with pickup and delivery across Sydney.

Starting a New Lawn

If you are laying new turf, the preparation underneath matters just as much as the turf itself.

• Turf underlay
• Soil preparation
• Levelling
• Drainage correction where required

Turtle Nursery’s 80/20 Turf Underlay is a screened sand-and-soil blend designed for use beneath turf. It is an underlay product rather than a top dressing.

For quantity calculations, see How to Calculate Turf Underlay.

Improving an Existing Lawn

An established lawn usually needs a different product from a new lawn. Premium top dressing can be useful for light levelling, filling shallow low spots, working material into an established lawn and supporting lawn renovation.

For many established lawns, around 5–10 mm is a practical top-dressing layer rather than the much deeper layer used beneath new turf.

See How Much Top Dressing Is Required for a Lawn? for the calculation.

Building or Refreshing Garden Beds

Spring is also a good time to establish new garden beds or improve existing ones. Depending on what you are planting, you might need garden mix, premium garden mix, veggie mix, native mix, cow manure, mushroom compost or mulch.

Different plants need different soils. Vegetable gardens, native gardens and general landscape beds should not automatically receive the same mix.

Browse Turtle Nursery’s Soils & Manures range before choosing.

Mulching Before Summer

Spring mulch helps protect the soil before Sydney’s hotter weather arrives. It can reduce moisture loss, suppress weeds, protect exposed soil and improve the finished appearance.

For a comparison, see Sugar Cane Mulch vs Wood Chip vs Bark Mulch.

Creating Paths, Decorative Areas and Drainage Zones

Decorative gravel and pebbles can be useful for garden beds, courtyards, stepping-stone areas, side paths, feature gardens and low-maintenance landscapes. The important decision is whether you need appearance, drainage, surface stability or a combination of these.

A decorative pebble is not automatically suitable for a driveway or heavy-traffic path.

Browse Turtle Nursery’s Gravel Supplies.

Paving and Building Up Levels

Do not simply buy ‘sand’. Paving, bricklaying, filling and concrete work can all require different sand products. For paving, identify whether you need base material, bedding sand, jointing material or fill beneath the finished level.

For low areas or bulk filling, fill sand may be suitable where a finishing sand is not required.

Which Product Should You Buy?

Spring project	Product to consider
New natural turf	Turf underlay
Existing lawn renovation	Premium top dressing
Vegetable garden	Veggie or suitable garden mix
Native garden	Native mix
General garden bed	Garden soil/mix
Moisture protection	Mulch
Decorative garden finish	Pebbles or decorative gravel
Drainage project	Suitable drainage gravel
Paving	Paving sand and suitable base
Building up levels	Fill material

How Much Material Do You Need?

Length × width × depth = cubic metres

Measure before ordering and allow for uneven ground, settlement, compaction, existing levels and finished surface height.

Pickup or Delivery?

Small projects may suit bags or trailer loads. For larger garden, turf, paving or landscaping projects, bulk delivery can save considerable handling.

Turtle Nursery offers delivery across Sydney from Rouse Hill and South Windsor.

Summary

The best way to choose spring landscaping supplies is to start with the job. New lawns need underlay, existing lawns may need top dressing, garden beds need soil suited to the plants, mulch helps prepare beds for warmer weather, and gravel or sand should be selected for their actual purpose. Measure the project first and choose the material based on how it will be used.