As a defining winery in South Australia’s Barossa Valley region, Barossa Valley Estate captures the unique characteristics of Australian warm climate viticulture while offering its guests the chance to wander through Australia’s largest perennial garden designed by Paul Bangay, and we had the opportunity to feature their unique grounds in our May 2024 newsletter.

Together the vineyard, gardens and surrounding lawn areas create an experience to be enjoyed in every season, and to keep them looking their best year-round, they focus on inputs that ultimately benefit soil biology and root health.

Keeping the couch turf green and lush is paramount at Barossa Valley Estate, where lawns are maintained much like a putting green to manage high foot traffic, particularly during the height of Barossa Valley’s tourism season which can see up to 200 people visit the cellar door each day.

Regular mows twice per week with a cylinder lawnmower (or automatic lawnmowers affectionately named Romeo and Juliet for the areas adjoining the vineyards) and a yearly renovation combined with applications of Sudden Impact for Lawns + POPUL8 Advanced Biological Formula have formed the basis of their turf management program.

Since using Sudden Impact for Lawns + POPUL8, the team have reported that it works as the name suggests – with a sudden impact. “Other products do a similar job, but if you’re looking for an instant green up, Sudden Impact for Lawns delivers.”

Along with turf improvements, the perennial gardens are also flourishing after being mulched with Whoflungdung which was specifically chosen for its composting process which rids the mulch of any bad bacteria, resulting in a safe, disease and weed-seed free mulch.

“Whoflungdung has the ability to improve soil at the same time as acting as a mulch by suppressing weeds, and it looks good as well. Whoflungdung doesn’t set hard, and really gives a nice lift to the place when you walk in.”

Westringia topiary balls have also been treated with POPUL8 to unlock nutrients and improve plant resilience. We look forward to sharing more as this progresses.

We’d like to thank Alistair, Donna, and Michael from Barossa Valley Estate for taking the time to show Neutrog’s Commercial Manager, Emily and Commercial Customer Sales Representative, Natasha around the gardens.

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