We live on 18 acres of scrubby bushland in Central Victoria. Our land, which has been described by visitors as “chewed up and spat out gold mining land” experiences low rainfall, poor soil, and a harsh climate; with unrelenting heat in summer and punishing frosts throughout winter. Against the odds we laid Sir Walter Buffalo turf two seasons ago (in 2006) with high expectations. By the end of that summer, we had a dry dam and needed to drill a bore to sustain our investment. The water is brackish, with a total dissolved solids reading of around 5000ppm.

Two seasons in we couldn’t be happier with our luscious lawn. It is the talk of the neighborhood (because no one believed you could grow lawn here at all), and the envy of anyone who sees it. In fact it has created an oasis at our house that defies the odds!

Despite that our bore water has killed most of the plants it sprays onto, our Sir Walter has continued to thrive. At the peak of its season it is a thick sumptuous living carpet which crowds out any weeds trying to compete. Our dogs love to sleep on it in both summer and winter and the kids love to roll on it as well. In fact it looks so good we often have people asking us whether it is fake!

The best part is that in the season when we are on the lawn daily, we generally mow it once per week. My husband is no gardener and apart from fertilizing it and watering it (automatically); one cut per week (at the most) is all that it can expect to receive. Once the warm weather wanes and we are not outside, the lawn is totally neglected. It stops growing but still looks manicured. We haven’t cut it now for 6 months but it still looks great!

We couldn’t be happier with our Sir Walter. It is designer lawn for lazy people who are time poor but want a fabulous look. Perfect for us, and we would recommend it to anyone!

Thanks Coolabah Turf for such a fabulous product and for your ongoing support whenever we need it! We are happy Sir Walter customers!

Yours in turf!

Karen and Jason Gray
Central Victoria.