Archives for June 2019

Do you need a Blue Couch lawn, but you a a budget you have to stick to? Yes I said NEED.

I think a soft comfortable, low watering, dark green, inviting lawn is a need. A need because you need someone to relax. A need because you NEED a place to be happy. A NEED because you have to breathe and a lawn is the best place to convert CO2 to beautiful O2.

So at Coastal Turf we have a paddock that is nearly ready, but not quite A grade quality. So we thought rather than letting it get fat at our farm, why not send it to mature as someones lawn. And we are happy to provide you with all the advice to make your lawn the best in the street.

This is a super special price of $6 per sqm. And will only be here while the stocks last. Call us now to ask about the Special Blue . 0266763695

Did anyone else’s Mum make them sit outside in the sun on the grass when they were sick as a kid and read a book?

When we were sick and the was sun in the sky, she would bundle us outside on a blanket and some pillows to lie in the sun to read a book. She said the sunshine, fresh air and the natural world would make us feel better.

And it did. Having a runny nose and being able to blow it outside and then have that wonderful hit of fresh clean air in your lungs made it, somehow, easier to breathe. And if you did sneeze on the lawn it landed on the grass. It wasn’t the end of the world.

And quite possibly, just a day relaxing reading your book, sipping on lots of fluids all day, was a healer in itself. But I truely believe that being outside made a difference as well.

As I got older and sillier (I know you are meant to get wiser, but you know when you first move out and you know EVERYTHING! Teenagers and early 20s people are not meant to be SMART people), and possibly a little lazier cause I didn’t have my mum to look after me when I was sick, I used to lie in bed when Colds and flus invaded my body. And all I can remember about those days was the bed would smell yuck. The sheets, the pillows and the quilt all had that sick smell about them. And I think that prolonged my illnesses. And gave myself more housework to do as well.

As I got a little older, I finally got wiser. And definitely less lazier. It may have come from the fact that I now had children of my own. And all of a sudden all these crazy things your mum used to do for you, made sense. And I do them for my kids now. And thankfully myself as well.

This weekend I have caught a cold. I am coughing and sniffing. My hankies, that I never usually carry, are pilled up high in my pockets. I smell of Vicks and my travel coffee cup which is usually filled with rich dark coffee happy smells, is filled to the top with warm with tea. And I am sucking on those cough lollies like there is no tomorrow. My voice, the boys on the farm say, sounds like someone who has smoked for 40 years. ( Just pointing our I have never smoked at all. )

But by going outside, and in the sun, sitting on the grass, sipping my tea, working on my iPad, and even driving my tractor around I am feeling a lot better than I know I would if I lay down in bed and sweated all the yuck into my sheets.

The fresh air is divine. The smell of the freshly cut grass is intoxicatingly wonderful as it over powers the Vicks. The warmth of the sun is making me warm inside and out.

I have a chicken soup on at home in the slow cooker which is going to be amazing! I mean my taste bugs are a little bland at the moment so I might add some extra chilli as well, but I am really looking forward to dinner time. Chicken soup is always a winner when you have a cold. This is my fav winter cold soup recipe.

In the mean time I will use the sun to make me feel warmer. And sitting doing my work today and using my version of a Table made of a Pallet for my work is a brighter and fresher way to spend my day. I think I am feeling better already. And I will use the grass as my chair and feel its comforting leaves help me on my way to recovery.

My Mum really did know best. When the winter coughs and colds come around, take a blanket, or a chair and perch yourself up on your lawn, preferably a Coastal Turf lawn because it will be so soft and comforting (and that is what you need when you are sick. Lots of Comfort) , and breathe the fresh air, open up your lungs again and let your smile return to your face!

Well its the middle of June, and this marks the end of Mens mental health week. It is so important to get our men in our lives out there and talking.

And you know what? Your lawn is a great conversation starter for Men. A great lawn, that is thick and green us a great conversation starter. Neighbours will often stick their head over the fence and ask a quick “how’d you do it” question. and this can lead to so much more Men talk.

Even the most mundane talking about silly things like “how’s your lawn going mate” can lead to Real conversations about how a Mans days went. And all this talking realises little endorphins in Mens heads to make them Feel. And feel good.

And this talking for Mental Health does not have to just be over the fence. It could be with passers by. Or even on Social Media. The Australian Lawn Fanatics on Facebook is a great place for people to come together. And chat. Increasing good Mental Health.

And just being outside in the fresh air, breathing in all the great Oxygen that your lawn creates, is great for Mental Health. Man, Woman or Child.

And what is better for our retired Men than a good lawn bowls. There is always conversations over the grass those days.

Mental health is like all health. It has its Healthy strong times and its weak sick times. It’s important to everyone, that we try to keep ourselves Healthy. And if something as simple as your lawn can help you increase your Healthy strong Mental health, then let’s all get into it. You don’t need an expensive lawn. You don’t even need to start our strong. Just let your Mental health grow Healthy while making your lawn Healthy and strong too.

I am surrounded by men here at Coastal Turf. And in my family. And I know how hard it is for Men to have a chat with their girls about “stuff” but how easy it is for them to have a chat about Lawn care and Lawn Health. And how that just sometimes, that nothing chat change lift them up a little when thing have been a bit down.

So this weekend I am concentrating on Mens mental health. And making him smile more often like this.

Is your lawn the first and the last thing you see as you leave and come home?

And does this lawn make you smile and feel so happy to be home? Or does it make you cringe and feel sad and disappointed?

I now how important home time relaxing time is. When you get home and finally walk thorough your door, you want the pressures of the day to wash away. But if you come home to a patchy, brown, sad looking lawn, sometimes it can bring you down even further.

Our Mental health is something that is so terribly important to us all. But it is something we all often forget about. And put our mental states last, not the importance list.

Research has shown that by having access to green spaces, and I mean actual GREEN spaces, your mental health is vastly improved. People are shown to recover faster from life changing events when they have access to GREEN areas.

And your lawn, at home, the first and the last thing you see as you come and leave home each day, is probably the most important green space you can ever have.

At Coastal Turf we have turf varieties to become your new lawn that take more of the stresses out of your life.

Drought tolerant grasses so you don’t have to stress about watering your lawn.

Shade tolerant grasses so your home can stay private with the shade of trees, but still have a lush lawn.

And low maintenance lawns so you don’t have to stress about mowing.

It’s all about you having a smile on your face, a happy skip tp your step and that content “all is good with the world” feeling in your heart.

Get in contact with us and we can help you get that smile back on your face and that light feeling in your heart.

Well like all Australian traditions, in Nsw this weekend is Queens Birthday Public Holiday on Monday. we are taking the weekend to ensure that the grass grows green and the peoples face are smiling

We are closed Saturday 8th , Sunday 9th, and Monday 10th June.

We hope you enjoy your little holiday as well.