About The Turf Growers Association of WA
The Turf Growers Association of WA (TGAWA) was established in 1992 as an association of turf growers and allied businesses governed by Rules, a Code of Ethics and a Code of Best Practice.
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The Australian lawn has been a part of our culture for many years and there is nothing we like more than spending time with the family in our own backyard.
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Expert Turf Tips
- From this ……to this………..in just 6 weeks - The Turf Growers Association WA has worked collaboratively with the Water Corporation to build this really good little guide on “How to bring your brown lawn back to life”. The usual reflex with a brown lawn is to give it a good soak, but it’s not just water your lawn needs to survive the heat.… Continue Reading
- Sprinkler TIP - Avoid using a combination of sprinkler types in a single irrigation station. Each sprinkler type distributes water at a different rate. Without uniform sprinkler types, you may find brown patches appear on your lawn. For example, pop up sprinklers generally take between 13 and 20 minutes to put down 10mm of water, while rotary sprinklers… Continue Reading
- Summer Tip - With the heat of summer upon us, it’s time to check if you’re irrigating your lawns and gardens effectively. The best way to measure whether you are applying 10mm of water per irrigation is by conducting a catch cups trial to measure your irrigation output. Catch cups are available free from your local Turf Growers… Continue Reading
The Sports Turf Association (WA) is a highly valued industry partner with whom the TGAWA is proud to be associated. Our associations have worked collaboratively for many years with the best interest of the if the WA Turf Industry at heart. This unique partnership has resulted in collaboration to fund the WA Turf Industry Executive Officer and broader recognition of the two associations as the combined WA Turf Industry.
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- Plastic not so fantastic: concerns raised over artificial W-League pitch - See Article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/feb/22/plastic-not-so-fantastic-concerns-raised-over-artificial-w-league-pitch Continue Reading
- ‘Lawn porn’ a social hit as Australians discover the grass is greener - See Article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-04/lawn-pride-ressurgance-attributed-to-online-groups/13116316 Continue Reading
Green Space Alliance Western Australia
Green Space Alliance WA is the WA alliance of organisations working to engage stakeholders, including government departments, local government and the community to influence creation of quality parks and gardens for a liveable state via innovative urban design, landscape architecture and outstanding landscaping projects.
One voice of GSA is acknowledged by numerous state government departments, as the point of reference for green infrastructure matters.
Green Space Alliance Vision Statement
To live in a community that values green spaces at its core which delivers benefits to everyone through improved health, wellbeing and livability by using innovative water and urban planning solutions.
The Turf Growers Association of WA is a proud member and supporter of the Green Space Alliance WA
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#sprinkler #sprinklersystem #irrigationsystem #irrigation #water #waterefficiency #DoTheRightThings #dontwastewater #goodonyouVIC – May has begun, which means now is the time to set your irrigation controller’s "Seasonal Adjustment" setting to OFF! Saving you water while your garden enjoys the upcoming rainfall!![]()
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Refer to our Seasonal Adjustment table below. For more Waterwise tips and tricks, head to www.waterwiseprograms.com.au![]()
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There’s some interesting content within Turf Australia’s quarterly magazines. Latest edition link below.![]()
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Whilst Sulphur Crested Cockatoos are an Eastern States native, the same applies here with pink and grey Galah’s. Letting nature sort out nature is the way to go. People often don’t realise what habitat their lawned/turfed areas support. A garden is the center of a small ecosystem, a community of living and nonliving things. With a variety of plants growing in a garden, including lawn, insects, birds, and other animals find food and make their homes in this environment. Even the soil in which the plants grow is part of a very important ecosystem. Just watch the wattlebirds, magpies and willy wagtails on your lawn picking out lawn grubs and beetles as a nutritious source of food. Notice stingless native bees nesting in your irrigated turf and happily pollinating plants. Plants we think of as lawn weeds, particularly dandelions and clover, are a favourite food source for native bees and hoverflies. Pollinators generally prefer open grassy areas to dark forested areas. Your home garden can be a great food source and haven for many critters that you may not have even noticed. A combination garden of lawn and flowering plants and trees is the perfect environment for these essential creatures. Try letting natural predator’s sort out smaller numbers of pests in your lawn, they actually do an amazing job. There is a reason that you will notice native animals feasting or living in your lawn, if you go looking, you will find why they are there. Your irrigated lawn is quite often an environmental asset. ![]()
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Don’t disturb the cockatoos on your lawn, they’re probably doing all your weeding for free
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I collected data about my neighbourhood sulphur-crested cockatoos while stuck home in Melbourne’s lockdown. I learned that each bird can eat 200 onion grass plants per hour.
We’re well into Djeran, the Noongar season when the nights gets cooler, the mornings dewier, and the leaves start falling. It’s time to reschedule your irrigation to reflect the drop in ground and ambient temperatures, and the overnight moisture that is occurring. If you have had, for example, pop up sprinklers set for 20 minutes a shift, now is the time to drop that irrigation time back by up to a third. This applies for most sprinkler types. By doing this you won’t be wasting water and water logging your lawns, or increasing the risk of pests and disease. Don’t forget to aerate you lawns now too, to allow extra oxygen into the soil under your turf. It’s the best time of year to be out in your garden. It’s time to prepare your lawns and gardens for winter conditions and the winter sprinkler switch off. ![]()
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Here’s how the Noongar people can tell the season has changed
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March 1 marks the start of autumn, but the Noongar people say the change of season is only just starting. Here’s how you can tell.Contact
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