Archives for October 2012

Well they always say that its pretty tricky to work with your family, but I love it. It mans that I get to experience everyone’s highs and help with the lows. And a great big high that happened last weekend was that my brother and his very long term girlfriend finally tied the knot.

The wedding was wonderful and she was gorgeous. Rob look alright too I might add. But my daughter stole the show in her fathers and my eyes as the beautiful flower girl and our boys made a lovely speeech about what a promise between Aunty Rikki and Uncle Roby meant. I think we all welled up…

So no grass chat today just proud mum and sister. I’ll get back to the grass tomorrow…

Chat soon

Sare

Hollie and Marcus at wedding

Rob & Rikki @ wedding

Whats the point of having a big area around you if you don’t get to utilise it? By putting down some gorgeous green lawn around your house yard you not only cool your house for summer (on average your house is 2 to 3 degrees cooler in summer when lawn butts up against the house – TPA) but it also gives you an area you can use.

Back yards and front yards that are turfed with wonderful green are great places to run play relax and spend time altogether. Since hurting my wrist the kids and i have been doing a lot more walking places than we have riding bikes or playing “games” (our football and soccer games on the lawn may be unrecognizable to the untrained in Mason games eye, it may just look like chaos…) on the farm. So in one of our recent walks the kids were running and in Hollies case Frolicking on the green paddocks. The rain has made it wonderfully green and soft.  But to make it more challenging she of course tried the road. Luckily when she and the dog were frolicking and they did tumble it was on the couch paddock, so no tears, just a lovely soft landing.

Chat soon

Sare

Hollie and Bruce at the Round Mountain Farm

Well here at the farm this week we have had a week of exciting new arrivals.  The best of which I think was the wonderful rain. It only takes a splash to make the grass and ground gorgeous green again. I love it. I love hearing the rain on the shed roof,  I love watching the kids jump through muddy puddles, and I love how the grass gets the wonderful green colour and smell after the rain. It makes  us all warm and fuzzy here at coastal turf.

Another thing that makes us warm and fuzzy was the arrival of our new kitten. he is wild and so fluffy and cute. Definitely expect to see more of him on the site and blog.

And I now have a cast on my left arm. Luckily(or not) I am right handed so a wonky left wrist isn’t the end of the world, but it is a dampener. So typing and phoning are challenging and my family thinks quite funny.

So lots of arrivals this week. But great to see the wet nights and sunny days. Perfect grass growing cutting and installing weather.

Chat soon

Sare

Marcus and Jimmie the cat

Sounds like a great new comic strip about a duo who combat Lawn Grubs doesn’t it. But sadly no. I am not talented in the drawing arena, but I am raising some beautiful young children who love to hang out and play at the farm with us. It is a wonderful time for all. We all really enjoy hanging out with the kids at the farm, I get time off to spend gallivanting on the farm with the kids out doors, and they get cool names like TurfGirl (Hollie), Grasslad (Marcus) and George (Riley)!

Turf Girl is awesome at supervising the cutting and grading of turf.

Grasslad loves to inspect the grass closely at ground level. Mostly the dirt and building great new imvemptions (to english seaking people its inventions)

George (who is Riley my 10 year old) just wants to go home and do the paper work side.

So we at Coastal Turf are priming the next generation to come through the ranks, and like all generational farms and businesses, we make sure that it is a family name you can trust for quality and client commitment, because we want our kids to be proud of who they are and where they have come from.

Cheers Sare

Turfgirl and Turfman hanging out near the truck after a hard day cutting turf

Grasslad showing off his latest imvemption
Turfgirl taking sometime out to practice her cartwheels on the green couch

George hanging out