It's been a while since I have updated the blog, and on request of some overseas readers, I've decided to add another post to record our progress on the house.
Not much has happened regarding the interior of our home, but I did spend quite a few weeks at the end of Spring last year to turf our front yard and the front nature strip. We initially had pebbles and pavers in our front yard which I was not a big fan of, and the weeds were running rampant despite there being a weed mat underneath. With the help of some friendly neighbours, I was able to remove the pavers and the pebbles, in preparation for some soil and turf.
Not much has happened regarding the interior of our home, but I did spend quite a few weeks at the end of Spring last year to turf our front yard and the front nature strip. We initially had pebbles and pavers in our front yard which I was not a big fan of, and the weeds were running rampant despite there being a weed mat underneath. With the help of some friendly neighbours, I was able to remove the pavers and the pebbles, in preparation for some soil and turf.
The nature strip already had a mix of grass (kikuyu & other random varieties) so I attempted to dig that out using a hoe. Unfortunately after struggling for about 30 mins and managing only to dig out about 30 sq cm of grass, I ended up calling the services of a guy with a rotary hoe to come out and tear the nature strip apart. See mess below.
After some rigorous research into grass varieties, I finally settled on a soft leaf buffalo grass called Palmetto. I ordered 30 sqm for delivery, along with a lot of lawn mix. Another neighbour (who owns a similar Breeze 25 house) assisted with flattening the lawn mix, and then a week later, the lawn arrived and was laid quickly with the help of yet another friendly neighbour. This lawn is now considered a community effort!
Here is what the freshly laid lawn looked liked.
After a few weeks of heavy watering, the grass was starting to grow really well and had its first hair cut. Over the Summer months, I have had to water it quite a bit because we've had some rather hot days in Melbourne. It has survived pretty well, and has actually been growing a little crazy lately - despite being one of the slower growing buffalo lawns, I've had to mow the grass at least once a week to keep it nice and neat.
Overall, I'm rather pleased at how it has turned out and I think it makes the front landscape of the house look a lot more pleasant and green.
Overall, I'm rather pleased at how it has turned out and I think it makes the front landscape of the house look a lot more pleasant and green.