When they discover the joys of gardening!! From Garden to Plate, the look on my daughter’s face says it all.

Here’s a collection of Buffalo Lawns we look after that we are proud of! Scroll down…they are all Aussie Buffalo varieties including (not in order) Kings Pride, Sir Walter, Matilda, Sapphire, Kakadu etc. We love the Australian Buffalo-s, they are tough as nails compared with the weak as urine varieties from the USA.    …

We always test spray our new customer’s Buffalo Lawns (ALWAYS).             There are over 10 varieties of Buffalo sold in Australia and 3 of them can’t handle being sprayed with herbicides registered for Buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum). Those 3 Buffalo varieties are ST26, ST85 and ST91. As these have been…

Even though Water Restrictions have been lifted, remember to water your lawn Heavily But Infrequently.           This sort of watering for your lawn will conserve our water and help your lawn become drought tolerant. 3 Watering Tips are: NIL WATERING in Winter – there is enough soil moisture present for the…

Summer’s coming, time to re-set the thinking for lawn care.   Things to do: Mow each week with a catcher, mulching is for fraudsters Mow lawn 25-30 mm high If no rain for a week, water the lawn for 1 hour No raking, see link to our cheat sheet in our profile for explanation Always…

A blast from the past ! Do you recognise any of these good lookin’ fellows? This photo was taken at The Landscape Expo (I think) 15 years ago. As far as Buffalo grass goes Sir Walter Buffalo is up there with the best of the Aussie Buffalo varieties.  

Just sayin’

This Buffalo Lawn here in Collaroy NSW is getting primed for the Spring weather around the corner.   Now is a great time to prep the lawns with a round of fertiliser high in Nitrogen.   Just like clockwork, the lawn will start to green up with the gradual temperature increases (both nighttime and day)….