Utility Grade Turf for the Lazy Maintenance Professional

Utility Grade Turf for the Lazy Maintenance Professional

If you’re a professional maintenance person in charge of tending to a municipal lawn, public park, roadside, city boulevards, sidewalks or other kinds of green space, you may already finding it difficult to keep up.

Week in and week out, that grass just keeps growing – and you’ve got […]

2016-11-25T14:23:45-08:00August 27th, 2014|Blog, Municipal Turf, Sports Turf|

Connecting with Our Community

Connecting with Our Community

Summer is always a busy time for us on our turf farm — but it’s also a time for getting out into our local community around our Abbotsford farm and beyond. At the Bear Mountain Golf Resort, we were pleased to meet the experts from the British Columbia Golf Superintendents’ Association, where you’ll […]

2015-12-28T20:30:31-08:00August 19th, 2014|Blog, Municipal Turf, Sports Turf|

Drought Resistant Low Water Sod, Water Sustainability and Your Water Bill

This month, we introduce our new Low Water Sod, our most environmentally-friendly commercial grass sod product that requires the least amount of watering. It’s what our customers have been demanding; our Canadian summers are getting warmer – and just a short trip away from the moderating influences of the Pacific Coast, BC’s interior […]

2020-11-28T16:43:21-08:00August 6th, 2014|Blog, Grass Turf Residential, Municipal Turf|

5 Tips to Get the Right Landscaper for Your Grass Lawn

5 Tips to Get the Right Landscaper for Your Grass Lawn

It’s not too much to ask that your landscaper refrain from grinding donuts into your front lawn while riding a lawn mower (See the video below. Yes, people do that). Then again, it doesn’t take much bad behavior to ruin new grass turf. Proper installation […]

Using Grass to Create a Green Fire Break Around Your Home

Using Grass to Create a Green Fire Break Around Your Home

Thousands of BC residents around Kelowna, BC are heading home this week after a big scare with some out-of-control wildfires. It looks like they’re safe, this time. Wildfires are no stranger to BC and Alberta; in the last 10 years, we’ve had 2,500 of them. […]

Benefits of Grass Turf Lawns vs. Rock Gardens and Artificial Grass

Benefits of Grass Turf Lawns vs. Rock Gardens and Artificial Grass

Your neighbour’s lush green grass lawn has a long pedigree. Grass turf lawns have been a feature of Canadian and American homes since the earliest colonies laid down roots in an otherwise wild landscape. Back then, rock gardens were effectively an oxymoron and artificial grass […]

Installing Bentgrass Sod on Golf Courses

Installing Bentgrass Sod on Golf Courses

Golf courses and driving ranges often distinguish themselves by the spectacular aesthetic of their surroundings, particularly in beautiful British Columbia. But golf courses get a lot of foot traffic; while we’re all focused on the ball, the grass on the tee deck will get punishment from the best of us, […]

2016-11-25T14:23:55-08:00July 7th, 2014|Blog, golf course turf|

Irrigation Systems. Watering Your Sod Lawn the Smart Way

Irrigation Systems: Watering Your Sod Lawn the Smart Way

Getting your grass turf from Western Turf Farms Ltd. already put you ahead when it comes to maintenance. While seeded lawns can take up to 2 years of watering and weeding to show well, your new grass lawn can look its best in just two weeks. That […]

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