Turf News

A beautiful lawn is more than just grass – it’s the centrepiece of your outdoor lifestyle. It’s where weekend BBQs happen, kids play backyard cricket, and families unwind after a long day. But behind every great lawn is one important decision: choosing the right turf. With so many lawn grass types, turf types, and lawn

In the late 90s, Paul and I built our family home in Fernvale, near Wivenhoe Dam in the Brisbane Valley. After all the building was finished, the last thing we did was lay our lawn – a Queensland Blue couch lawn harvested from our then paddock at Tarampa.  That lawn performed fabulously through drought, floods,

TL;DR Best pick for Brisbane shade: best grass for shade is usually Sir Walter Buffalo (often called the “Shade King”) – with Soft Leaf Buffalo a close second. If you’ve only got partial shade: Empire Zoysia can work well, and Aussiblue can cope with minimal shade if it still gets 5–6 hours of sun. Avoid

New lawns are not like an average lawn that’s been growing happily for years. They have been through the ringer…cut, stacked on pallets, transported from the farm, laid in a new environment and suddenly have less root structure to depend upon for growth. A newly laid lawn is in shock and you can’t blame it

TLDR – Brisbane summer lawn care: 6 quick wins Water early morning and aim for deep soaks – not quick sprinkles – to support your lawn’s root system through summer heat. Follow a simple summer lawn care schedule: water 2–3 times a week (depending on natural rainfall and water restrictions), mow regularly, and feed smart.

Every week, we get phone calls from South-East Queenslanders trying to make the best patch up job on their Queensland Blue couch lawn. They’ve heard about Aussiblue, and have the same questions.

Whether you are on our long list of regular customers or on your maiden turfing mission, it’s good to know the journey your new lawn has had from paddock to backyard. At West Turf, our staff take pride in giving as much advice and information as possible to ensure all of our customers have a

If you’ve noticed your grass looking less-than-green lately, we have bad… and good news. The bad news is that you may have grubs in your lawn. Known by many aliases like “armyworm” and “curl grub”, lawn grubs attack the leaf and stem system or the root of the lawn, leaving dead patches in your grass

Lawn grubs are unfortunately a common pest to infiltrate Australian lawns, feeding on lush green grass and turning it brown and brittle.