Archives for May 2012

Well hasn’t May been just awesome this year. It has been a wonderful month of Sun and warm weather. But also it is the Biggest Morning Tea month. And that is great. Being a small family business there wasn’t much point having an Office party as there would have been Me, Mum, Dad and Mick. So I was delighted when Bogangar Public School had a Biggest Morning Tea that we could all attend. My children attend Bogangar Public School, and Bogangar has all been effected by the News that a local football boy has a serious cancer. One of the mothers at the morning tea had a Nephew recently diagnosed. So it had meaning to everyone this year.

It was great to see other working Mums taking their time out to come down as well.

Biggest Morning Tea at Bogangar Public School 2012 with Jodie from Ocean Spirit, Sare from Coastal Turf, Tracy and Cohan from Aline Building, Sonia from Precious Parcels

And being the month of Cancer research fundraising, my boys all got in on the act too. At Raiders Football Club, they held a Shave Day to help a young man. And my wonderful boys went to help. Together they raised money to shave off their hair to help. Riley who is 10 already had a shaved head, so he just got a “Top Up” in his words, but Marcus who is 4, had really long hair. I’ll let the pictures show for themselves….

Not much on grass this week, but its definitely for a worthy cause

Chat soon

Sare

I was flicking through my Facebook page the other day (look us up its Coastal Turf Australia!) and was rather disappointed that someone had put on there that Family businesses were dying. I was really sadden that the blog had said that Son’s were leaving the family business to go work in the mines because there wasn’t enough money with the family business to support 2 families. Well, I had a problem with someone who is my “Facebook” friend because they completely ignored the fact that Daughters can carry on the family business. And in many ways better. (Sorry little Brother, nothing against you) The relationship I have with my Dad is totally different to the relationship my brother has with him. And this means that I can work here. Now I know that one of my Sons I will never be able to work with. But I think I will be able to work with one of my Sons and probably my daughter.

Especially my daughter who comes up with funny rhymes about Grass at the moment like “Coastal Turf the best grass for my Arse”. Isn’t school great. They come home with so many nice words from school don’t they….

Chat soon
Sare

Well the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler. Winter must be on its way. But that doesn’t mean that outside time is over. Nor should it mean that you should run away from your lawn either. Autumn and Winter are definitely the slower growing months of the year, but that does not mean that the turf will not establish at your place if you install it now. Oh no. It will take a little longer to get to that mowing height (but then again isn’t that a good thing? Less mowing more playing on the grass), but it will still establish and turn into that same lush gorgeous lawn it should. I guess the real advantage to installing turf now is that by Spring and Summer when you want to go out on the grass (or send the kids outside for a GOOD LONG TIME) the grass will be established beautifully and ready to go.

And don’t forget you can call Coastal Turf at any time for tips and advice on how to care and maintain our grass at any time. I had a lovely Man call be last weekend who had unfortunately sprayed his weeds with Round Up and and the wind was blowing and the spray head was a little too large and he killed half his lawn. When I asked him what type of weed he was trying to kill, I offered him advice on the weed specific spray to use. Round Up definitely kills everything it touches, which is great when it hits what you want it too. But unfortunate weeds grow in and or around your lush turf grass and if the Round Up hits that it will kill the roots of the Lawn as well and mean that it will take longer for the grass to come back over the dead patches and be green all lawn over. But a weed specific killer will mean that it only kills the Weed not your Grass. And your Grass can grow back over the dead dying weed and make a beautiful lush green lawn for you again. We love to help so give us a call and we will see how we can help.

Have a lovely weekend

Chat Soon

Sare

Aren’t my girls lovely! All dressed in pink. And Mud! That is our driveway and then our lovely Empire Zoysia and Palmetto Buffalo patch behind them. In all this rain these two grasses have fared really well. Much better than the girls did anyway. The grass was not half as muddy as they were. You can see the 2 tyres marks where my husband parks his truck there every day and all night. It is a very worn track now after the past 2 years. But you will also notice that the Buffalo given half a chance is trying to grow back into wheel riles. Its a really strong grass, especially in the wet weather. It just sucks up all that rain and takes off. The Palmetto is in the foreground and the Empire Zoysia is in the back ground, and you will also notice how green it has become over this wet weather. Such a lovely deep green colour. But of course the best part of the photo has to be the muddy girls. Not only because they are mine, but mostly because they are not yours and wont be walking mud into your house this afternoon. If you have little ones like my 2, then get some lush green Coastal Turf grass at your place to stop the mud. And don’t get a back pebble driveway. It just fills with mud…..

Chat soon

Sare