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Projects Revisited

We recently followed up on a number of projects we worked on since acquiring the business in 2008. We are always looking to learn from our history and improve growing practices to offer a better product and service. Follow up on previous projects is a practical way of maintaining this philosophy.

Staff Profile - Lee Littlechild, Sales and Nursery Manager

Lee Littlechild transferred from an intense and busy sales office at Alpine Nurseries Sydney to Impact Grasses in January 2010. Lee's role as Nursery and Sales Manager has provided many new challenges as Lee focuses on building sales to existing clients and creating new opportunities in the local Queensland market.

Development at Impact

Our new shadehouse is under construction and the shade canopy is now fully erected.Looking further ahead we have drawn up initial concept plans to utilize vacant space on the existing Impact site. Two flat open areas have been identified totaling over 6,000 m2.

Product Profile Lomandra 'Shara'

Lomandra fluviatilis ‘ABU7' A, otherwise known as Lomandra Shara ^TM is a recent Ozbreed release. Impact Grasses has been trialing this plant in Queensland for over 4 years now with great results. It has been grown under various conditions in pot culture and planted in trial locations in the ground to determine its potential for the Queensland market.

Plant Profiles

In this edition of our Newsletter we feature Wetland Grasses. We have selected three varities that cover the full spectrum of wetland areas from a water depth of one metre.

Did You Know? - Impact Grasses onsite consultation service...

Impact Grasses offers, as part of our service, an onsite consultancy.The aim of this is to provide the best possible plant choice to suit our clients needs.

Staff Profile - Letitia Williams

In co-operation with Evelyn, Letitia oversees the despatch of stock, spraying, maintenance and the control of plant health here at Impact Grasses. She is kept busy with the expansion of the new growing area and the increasing demand of native and ornamental Grasses

Case Study - Pre-grow Contract

Pre-grow contracts are becoming a vital part of any medium to large scale development. The scale, community voice, environmental awareness and sensitivity and need for immediate impact through advanced stock, create layers of complexity that the landscape architect will address in their design outcomes.

Development and Gardens

Development - Development has started on our new nursery pad which is adjacent to the existing beds. These beds will house mostly Viro-Tubes and some 140mm stock.

Plant Profiles

At Impact Grasses we specialize in growing the Oz Breed Range as well as many other varieties of grasses.