Council staff and apprentices on site installing the new Sir Grange Zoysia turf on the roundabout at Croome Rd, Shellharbour (Image source: Turfco Australia)
By Nathan Edwards
In the pursuit of sustainable urban landscapes, local councils are increasingly turning to turf solutions that combine visual appeal with long-term efficiency. Shellharbour City Council’s roundabout redevelopments in Oak Flats and Shellharbour, NSW, provide a striking example of how the right turf selection can deliver lasting benefits for both communities and maintenance teams.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Joe Rogers
Australia’s turf industry is built on innovation, and occasionally, a new variety emerges that reshapes what professionals expect from their turf. That moment has arrived again, with the introduction of Stampede Hybrid Buffalo™. Stampede is a next-generation turfgrass that is the result of years of rigorous research, trials and development in Australia and internationally.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Brian Schwartz and Sameer Khanal
The warm season turfgrass breeding program at the University of Georgia’s Tifton Campus continues to foster its long-standing and impactful public private partnerships to address key challenges in the turfgrass industry through cultivar development.… Continue reading
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Nestled on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, just outside Windsor, New South Wales, is a newly completed turf project that demonstrates the power of natural erosion control using turf. A collaborative effort led by Green Life Turf has transformed a flood devastated riverbank into a resilient green embankment.… Continue reading
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Stampede Hybrid Buffalo is fully established on the demonstration lawn area (images supplied by Lawn Solutions Australia)
Supplied by Lawn Solutions Australia
Lawn Solutions Australia (LSA) has been working with Dr Ambika Chandra, from Texas A&M University in the US, on a new buffalo turfgrass Stenotaphrum secundatum for the Australian market for many years. New turf varieties are not shelf-stock items and take many years of research, data collection, morphological testing and comparable trials in the US and Australia before, and if, they are released to the market.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Matthew Lunn
The record-breaking storms and flooding that occurred in parts of NSW, and which started in February 2022, has had a significant impact on communities. Lives have been lost and many people were forced to evacuate as the severe weather events caused extensive damage to residential properties, businesses, public infrastructure, agriculture, and the environment.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Matthew Lunn
An iconic part of the home garden has been the humble lawn, but in recent times this terrific backyard addition is under threat. Plot sizes are getting smaller as the urban sprawl dictates city living in apartments and small courtyards, and where some are moving out of city dwellings where a nice turf area works well, the turf industry is faced with another phenomenon – artificial grass.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Sandra Godwin
The bushland surrounding its coastal communities is one of the major attractions of the Noosa area on Queensland’s popular Sunshine Coast. However, after being evacuated with 7000 others as a wall of flames bore down on Peregian Beach in spring 2019, The Retreat operators Dan and Nora Gleeson vowed to take action to better protect the resort against future bushfires.… Continue reading
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An international study of parks and gardens has found they play an important role in the health of both people and the environment, and it’s all related to what’s under the ground – a huge range of microbes that perform valuable functions such as filtering pollutants and maintaining soil fertility and plant health.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Sandra Godwin
Two TurfBreed varieties are being tested to see which is most suitable for use in sections of green track in the Parramatta Light Rail project.
The landscaped green track, a first for New South Wales (NSW), is expected to become a key attraction in three places: the Cumberland Hospital heritage precinct, Robin Thomas Reserve and Tramway Avenue.… Continue reading
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