Archives for September 2011

As the old saying goes,”The Grass is always Greener on the other side”. Well I think that was because the other side had Wintergreen Couch.

The Grass of the week this week is Wintergreen Couch. Its soft, really hard wearing and as its name suggests it Green. Really green in Winter; All grasses are green i hear you say, but oh no, a lot of grasses may turn red or brown off during winter because they don’t get the needed nutrients.  But Wintergreen stays true and Green all year. And in fact, unlike other grasses it thrives in winter. Its the Grass that most councils put on their sporting grounds. So when you are watching your kids play soccer or football or other cold winter sports they are more than likely playing on wintergreen couch.

 

So if its good enough for the sports grounds, why not for your home? In most families the back yard, or like our house that has a tiny back yard but huge front yard, or just outdoor areas are used all the time. And its better to have a grass that will just keep growing even after your Son’s football team beats Dad’s football team in the back yard. Or when the Rugby world cup (which at our house entails the NZ neighbours and OZ neighbours) is being played at your place the grass will be soft to land on but tough growing. In summer Cricket games can dig little holes in your pitch or lawn as most people call it, but the wintergreen will quickly recover to let you all play another day.

 

So why not put Wintergreen Couch or as I like to think of it as all year round Green Couch at your place. And then let the games begin…….

 

Chat Soon

Sare

 

Check us out on Facebook for pictures of Great Wintergreen Couch and also of the Football finals at our house on the weekend….

Facebook – Coastal Turf Australia

Well over the last couple of weeks I have been chatting about Queensland Blue Couch, and now I think its time to give the Empire Zoysia its turn to shine….

Empire is the grass that is in between a Couch leaf and a Buffalo leaf. So its kinda hard to describe. Its not thick or thin but just in between. Kinda like the middle child. But like all middle children it has its amazing qualities that its siblings don’t have.

For example, Empire Zoysia has become a widely used grass on nature strips and beside roadways because it is really slow growing and does not require as much mowing as the couches or buffaloes. Its not a thirsty grass either and tends to hibernate during the colder months so there is even less mowing! And in winter it will stay green even after a frost.

My mum loves it because it is really soft underfoot and nice and fluffy. The kids like it because it feels nice when they fall on it. I like how tough it is. We have a patch in our front yard from a patch up job that my husband did where he parks his truck. It still grows really well, I hardly ever water it, and it is always green. I like it because it doesn’t complain. Ummmm I wish all middle children where like that.

Well the best part of being a part of a family business is being able to bring your kids to work when you need to. I think from the kids point of view they may not agree. Today I have 2 sick boys with me; the eldest lying on the lounge watching TV; and the youngest on my lap as i type. They are sick of the office and sick of being sick. And the dark clouds and windy weather aren’t helping either. Usually when they are vomitty (don’t know if its a real word but we use it all the time at our house) they go and sit on the lawn outside the grass in the sun and they start to perk up.  I don’t know what happens at your house but my kids only get sick and start vomiting from 1am. So by 11am they are either really sick or much better, and I am exhausted by 1pm.

Hopefully it all goes soon and we can all sleep

 

Thanks

Sare