Archives for December 2013

Merry Christmas and happy Holidays to everyone. May we all enjoy our well earned rest and have fun with family and friends over the coming weeks.

Now that my toast is over, if only I had a glass of wine in my hand right now.

I would also like to thank everyone who has bought their new lawn from us this year. And for those quick thinking people who have booked in their orders for Christmas. These quick thinking forward thinking people have snavelled all our delivery and pick up slots until after Christmas.

So if you want New Years grass we are more than happy to help. We will be back on the farm from the 29th December for your New Years Eve and beyond grassing needs, but our pre-Christmas availability is none.

Again Merry Christmas to all, and have a great time over this festive season.

Chat soon in the New Year

Sare

As summer is now with us in full swing, I keep reminding everyone its really hot remember your hats! Well at least the dog listened to me. Most people think that summer is a terrible time to install grass. Its only not pleasant for the people installing the grass, it does no harm to the turf slab to be in the heat. No more than in winter. At Coastal Turf we harvest our grass and deliver it to your site with the minimum amount of time in between to ensure the best quality of grass can become your new lawn!

That’s why we deliver to your place on Saturday mornings. Most of us have Saturdays open to con, bride and get family and friends over to help install your new lawn. And as a gentleman said to me on the phone today, do not bring out the refreshments until after the job is done! The more people you can get over to help the more fun the day becomes and the quicker you can see great results. Installing your new lawn is an exciting experience and still after 15 years of changing dirt to lush soft green lawns, I still love looking back on what we have accomplished. Th transformation is amazing and often breath taking. Many a time I have had to hold peoples hands as they get a little emotional at how wonderful their new lawn looks.

But Please do remember to wear a hat. Preferably not the one that Keith the dog has already worn (yes that is my hat and no the kids didn’t tell me where it had been, and yes I did just put it back on my head. I didn’t get fleas but the smell meant I had the wash my hair three times before I was comfortable). And hydrate with water while you are installing, and then sit back relax and really do enjoy the amazing dirt to GREEN LUSH Lawn transformation!

Chat Soon

Sare

When I chat to people on the phone, I usually find out lots of wonderful stories as to why they are looking for a certain type of grass and also why they are even putting a new lawn in. Many people have just built, and its always great to share in their excitement about moving in and then finally covering up that horrid dirt pile. Many others are patching up areas where they have had a change of life circumstances (just had kids old enough to go outside, kids are too old for the trampoline now, a new addition to the family of the 4 legged kind)  and need to create a new lawn space.

But I want to share with you a wonderful story from a couple who re did their lawn with Gorgeous Qld Blue Couch so that their son could get married on their lawn. Wow I thought. They said that they had heard that the Qld Blue photographed better than the lawn that they had now, and that it would stand up better to the 100 or so people who were coming to the wedding. Fortunately they did install the new Qld Blue a month before the wedding, and they sent through some photos recently and it looked FANTASTIC. I want to say thank you for involving us in their wedding plans. Its not often your grass is used as a runway for someones most special day!

As you can see from the photos below I think the grass really did hold up to its side of the bargain! With its dark rich colour it was perfectly set against the white of the tables and the tent and the terracotta of the stage area. The lovely couple as well as their children and children in law helped them to install the grass and it has come up a treat.

And I think that this job will have to be the high lite of my Grass year!

So I guess the moral or message of my story is that being prepared is great, and that now is the time for putting down that super special grass for your special occasions – like Christmas. The soft underfoot, the ease of maintenance and the dark blue green colour in photos will make this year even more special!

Chat Soon

Sare