Weeds
Learn about common lawn weeds and how to overcome them.
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Cape Daisy
Cape Daisy (Arctotheca calendula) is also known as Cape Weed. As depicted in the photograph above, it has short thick
Chickweed
Chickweed (Stellaria media) and mouse eared chickweed (Ceratium glomeratum) are part of a number of different types of weeds that are referred
Couch grass
Couchgrass (Cynodon dactylon) is a warm season creeping grass that is sometimes referred to as twitch or Indian doab.
Creeping Oxalis
Creeping oxalis (Oxalis exilis) is a member of the Oxalidaceae that is a native of New Zealand.
Creeping Speedwell
Creeping speedwell (Veronica filformis) is one of four similar forms of veronica that occurs as weeds in lawns.
Daisy
The common daisy (Bellis perennis) is a troublesome weed which is easily identified by the characteristic white flower
Dock
Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) is a relatively common tap-rooted weed that in found throughout New Zealand, however because of its size it
Hawksbeard
Many lawns become yellow over summer due to mass of yellow flowers appearing from weeds commonly referred to as dandelions.
Hydrocotle
Hydrocotyle ( including H.americana, H. heteromeria, H. novae-zeelandiae, H.mochata) is also known as Pennywort.
Onehunga
Onehunga weed (Solvia sessilis) is named after the suburb in Auckland where it was first found, though it actually originates from
Paspalum
Paspalum (Paspalum dilatatum) is a perennial grass weed that causes problems on lawns throughout the North Island of New Zealand.
Pearlwort
Pearlwort (Sagina procumbens) is more accurately called procumbent pearlwort.
Poa annua
Poa annua is an annual grass weed from the large Poa family that tends to act as an annual grass
Speedwell
There are four types of speedwell all from the Veronica family.
Summer grass
Summergrass is a term used to describe a range of annual subtropical annual weeds the seeds of which are endemic in
Twin Cress
Twin cress (Coronopus didymus) and a similar species called wart cress (Coronopus squamatus) are common broadleaf weeds in new turf.
White Clover
White Clover (Trifolium repens) is a native of Europe and is common in pastures, roadsides, wasteland and lawns throughout New Zealand.
Yarrow
Yarrow belongs to the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, and in the vegetative state resembles a number of other turf weeds from this family.
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Diseases
Learn about common lawn diseases and how to overcome them.
Insects
Learn about common lawn insects and how to overcome them.
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