Archives for July 2011

Well the experiment continues…..

Ohhh are you hanging in your seats….. No not really. Thats ok to. Cause the pictures aren’t that conclusive. This month has been cold and rainy here at Mum’s back yard. So the grasses have got lots of water, but not as much sun as in previous months. And not as much traffic either. So they are pretty much left alone to grow.

The Palmetto is on the back on Empire Zoysia in front

Both are green, and soft. The Palmetto is definitely a slightly darker colour and the zoysia is softer underfoot. So I think it may come down to personal choice. We’ll just watch as the winter unfolds. Half way now…

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Sare

That has been a question that a lot of people have been questioning lately. And it looks a little like this…..

Both these lawns are the product of a very cute but annoying pest when it comes to lawns. And no its not the Lawn Grub but…

This is Bruce. He is lovely, but he and his friends have favorite spots to wee in the garden and it leaves a huge amount of nitrogen in the soil which the plants thrive on in small amounts. In large amounts this weeing will kill the grass. So try to get the little lovelys to wee all over the grass…

Oh and Girl dogs have a higher rate of nitrogen in their wee, so really make girl dogs wee everywhere

But they are cute and loving.

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Sare

Turfgrass is a positive sequester of carbon

Well you are all probably wondering where I have been this last couple of weeks. Well I have been off traveling Queensland with my family. It was lovely. We made a quick trip out to Toowoomba then out to freezing Roma, and then off the Engella National Park(where we saw real live wild Platypus! Yeah even with three loud chatting kids at 5am you can still see them), with a stay over in Mackay and their many fantastic parks. On the way home to the Tweed we stopped at Forest Lakes and really actually relaxed.

I was amazed at how much you Queenslanders love your Carpet Grass. It was everywhere and thriving. I think you all must identify with its rugged good looks, its tough exterior and hopefully not too much with its need not to be groomed very often. All the Queenslanders I meet were very well groomed. But Carpet Grass needs little looking after, doesn’t need a lot of mowing, is so tough it can stand kindergarteners running all day over it and thrive, and is always a beautiful blue green colour!

So everybody, lets get in on this Carpet Grass craze and fit your lawns out with the True Queensland Grass – Carpet Grass. I think that if the Cane Toad can be their NRL icon, then Definitely Carpet Grass should be their grass icon. Because it says it all. It’s just that you should buy it from the NSW farm.

Cheers

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And lots cause I am so relaxed and revitalized now

Sare

PS would put some pictures of our holiday up, but its mostly of the back of my kids heads or what like because I would say stay still for a photo and then they would laugh and run away… Wait till they get older and want to know what they looked like at 3 5 or 9, all I will have is their backs.

Well isn’t it amazing how fast the year has gone. I know that I have mentioned it before but I am amazed. The kids are super exhausted and cranky at the moment and I can’t wait for Saturday when I don’t have to make the 2 eldest get out of bed and get dressed for school. Meanwhile the youngest is still up at 4.30am! AM! Who in their right mind wants to do that!

Farmers that’s who. Crazy people like my father out there making sure that the Blue Couch isn’t frosted and that all the grass looks good for when we bring it to you.

But while the kids are home, I say get them to work outside. Now is the best time of year. Not too hot, the sun doesn’t have that bite to it, and they are out doing something interesting for the day. The neighbors kids love when we bring home off cuts and they help put it down. There is lots of mud playing and stamping that they cannot get in trouble for. So why not get your kids out there to help put down some new grass. Get them to make their own football area this holidays. I remember the year Dad told Rob and I we could have a swimming pool if we dug it our selves. Well we dug about half a meter down by a meter across and then gave up and planted a tree instead. So maybe just go for a lawn bowls area. Thats nice and small and we do have the right Green Couch for that…Also for football fields too.

Dad says to say too that we will match prices for locals

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Sare