Send us a text Kick back with Joe and Jason live(ish) from the Welcome Garden at this years Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) The guys dive into the how's and why's of show gardens, the creative ways turf is used in landscaping and why MIFGS is a must visit for any landscaper, designer or architect. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Apr 11, 2024•19 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Send us a text Sit down with Joe and Nath as they chat about everything you need to know about soft leaf Buffalo (St. Augustine) grass in Australia From its origins, its shade tolerance and growth habits, mowing and fertilising requirements, weed and pest pressures Joe and Nath have you covered. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Mar 28, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Send us a text Turf farming in Australia is in a transitional period and a new generation is taking over. These second (and sometimes third) generation farmers are bringing new perspectives, new ideas and embracing new technologies to push their businesses into the future. So sit down with Joe and his special guest this week... Marcus Rogers! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Mar 14, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Send us a text Joe and Nath are back and in this episode they discuss the unexpected but still challenging conditions most of us experienced over Summer and what you can do to get your lawn back in shape heading into the cooler months. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia
Feb 29, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Send us a text Turf farming in the tropics has its advantages (warm weather and good rainfall) but it's not without its challenges as well (excessive amounts of both... with some local wildlife thrown in) Add to that the huge distances required to actually deliver the turf and you start to get an idea of just what it take to turf the tropics. Sit down with Joe and his guest this week, all the way from Cairns, Melissa Denny from Harden Park Lawns. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.co...
Feb 15, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Send us a text The Muscat name is as synonymous with turf farming in the Hawkesbury as floods. While turf farming on a highly fertile floodplain has its benefits, it's not without its risks. 2020 to 2022 saw devastating floods ravage the Hawkesbury/Windsor area (this was after one of the worst droughts in recent history), and Josh Muscat's farms were right in the middle of it. Sit down with Joe and his guest Josh Muscat from Green Life Turf as they talk about his family's early days farming, the...
Feb 01, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a text We're back and so is Simon! Simon Adermann, a well known turf industry insider and Lawn Solutions Australia's national business manager got his start in the world of turf as a greenkeeper. So sit down with Joe and Simon as they discuss the early days of Greenkeeping and how things have changed over the years. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Jan 18, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Send us a text Kick back with Joe and Nath as they recap the year that was, everything from releasing a new grass to the market, gold medal show gardens, international guests and everything in between with a little look at what's in store for next year. Thanks to everyone that's tuned in this year, see you all in 2024! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Dec 21, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text Charlie's back for a deep dive into landscape design, the importance of turf and turf selection in gardens as well as the logistics of building gardens here and abroad (along with some questionable accommodation) Sit down with Joe and his special guest this week Charlie Albone. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Dec 14, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text Turf farms in Australia are, by nature family run and family operated business, Coolabah turf has been for many years now... so how does a software engineer and rally car driver end up the General Manager of a massive turf growing operation? Sit down with Joe and his special guest this week, Scott Spedding to find out. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Dec 07, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text Joe and Nath are back with everything you need to know about your lawn and the summer months ahead From El Niño to soil wetters, mowing heights to plant growth regulators and watering best practices the boys have you covered. Lawn Solutions Australia Turf Installation & Initial Care Practice Guidelines www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Nov 30, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text Envu was founded in 2022 as a company built on a half century of environmental science experience for the sole purpose of advancing healthy environments. In this episode, Joe and his special guest Jyri Kaapro from Envu catch up and discuss the process of bringing new technologies in fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and nematicides to the market and how their work will help provide better, faster, and smarter results. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolut...
Nov 23, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text For 50 years Bruce has been a stalwart of the seed and turf industry. From his passion for racehorses as a youngster to working for seed and fertiliser companies before his introduction to the instant turf world in the 70's Bruce has seen plenty of changes over the years. Sit down with Joe and his special guest this week, Bruce Stephens for a remarkable look back at an outstanding career. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@La...
Nov 16, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text Transitioning from a purely cool season turf farm to suddenly running the family business at a young age and turfing some of the countries most prestigious race tracks one square meter at a time is only part of the ANCO story. Sit down with Joe and his special guest this week, Ryan Cotter from ANCO Instant Turf. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Nov 09, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text Charlie's back! Ever wondered what it's like working as a full time landscape designer while simultaneously filming a TV show, building an award winning show garden (with some unique turf usage) AND getting shredded to step out of your comfort zone and onto the dance floor? Well wonder no more... Sit down with Joe and our special guest this week, the always wonderful, Charlie Albone. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSol...
Oct 26, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text In this episode of Turf Talk Garry shares his story from the humble beginnings when he started turf farming 38 years ago, turfing race tracks, how he has grown the small operation into one of Victorias largest turf production businesses and what it was like being the first grower to bring Sir Walter to the south in what was then a cool season turf market. So sit down with Joe and his special guest, the man the myth the legend, Garry Lusk from Lilydale Instant lawn. www.lawnsolutio...
Oct 19, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text Everything's bigger in Texas and the job Dr Chandra does is no exception. Sit down with Joe and his special guest Dr Ambika Chandra from Texas A&M University in the USA as they talk about her journey from growing up in India to becoming a professor of turfgrass breeding in Texas, molecular genetics and her dream to see one of her turf varieties in Aussie backyards. Be sure to hang around because there's some bonus content at the end of this episode that wont be available anywh...
Oct 05, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Dr Christian Spring is the lead scientist globally for the Sports Turf Research Institute. STRI provides a wide range of top-shelf services, including stadium design, sports turf R&D, consultancy and all facets of sports turf engineering. Some of Christian/STRI’s clients and projects include the FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon Championships, and many Olympic surfaces... so sit down with Joe Rogers and his special guest all the way from the UK, Dr Christian Spring. www.lawnsolutionsa...
Sep 21, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text Scalp or verticut? core or aerate? top dress or not? Do you even need to renovate??? Let Joe and Nath walk you through everything you need to know about renovating your lawn this spring. Don't forget, last episode we did a deep dive on everything spring and lawns so you'll want to check that out before you decide to renovate. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Sep 07, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Spring has sprung so sit down with Joe and Nath to discuss all things lawn! In part 1 we deep dive into everything spring and lawns... Mower maintenance, fertilisers, grub and weed control and much much more. If that wasn't enough we'll be doubling down next week with episode 2 where its all things lawn renovation! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Aug 31, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Running a business that produces as much turf as the entirety of the Australian turf industry, let alone retail stores in 5 states across the south east of the United states is no small task. Sit down with Joe and his special guest Brandon Eubanks from Super-Sod in the USA as they talk about the logistics of keeping such a huge operation running, how TifTuf has changed their business for the better and the phenomenal amount of turf they harvest in a single day. www.lawnsolutionsau...
Aug 24, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Simon was born into turf, his dad was a PGA golf pro and he loved everything to do with turf from early on, from his days as an 11 year old building a golf course on the family property to turfing some of the worlds most hallowed sports grounds like Leeds United football club Lords cricket ground and Wembley Stadium to name a few.... so sit down with Joe Rogers and his special guest all the way from the UK, Simon Hutton. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolut...
Aug 10, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Sit down with Joe and Nath to discuss all things winter and your lawn! In this episode we discuss winter weeds, dormancy and colour in your lawn over the cooler months. Spring is just around the corner as well so Joe and Nath start the conversation about what you should be thinking about for the months ahead. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Jul 25, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Sit down with Joe Rogers and his special guest Trent Hobson, Project Manager at Twin View Turf and the man behind the construction of some iconic sports fields. Trent shares some behind the scenes info on the pads they use to resurface Suncorp Stadium, the construction of next generation of fields like Brighton Homes Arena and Kayo Stadium as well as his role as president of STA QLD and the importance of looking out for each other in the industry. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au...
Jul 13, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Joe and Nath are back! In this episode we deep dive into everything Lawn Solutions Australia. Have you ever wanted to know what it takes to bring a new turf variety to market? How turf is imported from overseas? or what exactly goes into our trial work? If that wasn't enough, Joe and Nath are also joined by special guest Michael Sutton from AUSGAP to discuss the importance of turf certification and genetic purity. www.ausgap.com.au www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.co...
Jun 29, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Sit down with Joe Rogers and his special guest Max Stephenson, owner of Twin View Turf in south east Queensland, one of Australia's largest sports turf suppliers. Max shares some stories about the early days of Tobacco farming and the change to turf, the need for innovation on the farm and driving his 100 year old car, literally around the world. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
Jun 15, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Sit down with Joe Rogers and his special guest Simon Adermann, a well known turf industry insider and Lawn Solutions Australia's national business manager. Simon shares his passion for green-keeping, his love of lawn bowls, his journey though the turf industry and the secret to having the countries nicest Sir Grange Zoysia lawn! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia...
May 19, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Can you lay turf in winter? Will mowing your lawn short make it grow slower? Do lawns need a lot of water? Catch up with Joe and Nathan as they debunk some of the most common lawn and lawn care myths! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia
May 05, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Who remembers Nigel from our iconic Sir Walter Buffalo ads from the past? Sit down with Joe as we catch up with our great mate Nigel Ruck, TV celebrity and landscaping 'garden' guru to talk all things landscaping, TV, and turf! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia
Apr 11, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text The easter long weekend is the perfect time to prepare your lawn for winter so sit down with Joe and Nath from Lawn Solutions Australia to discuss all things autumn lawn care! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia
Mar 28, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 6
