A novel kind of roof insulation has just been released by Toyota Roof Garden giving landscaping a twist. Called the TM9 turf mat, it is a modular grass tile that can be laid on the roofs of company factories. The idea is that the mats will reduce the heat build up generated by the sun [...]

Here in Australia spring has started to take over and our backyard lawn has taken a real battering over the winter months with constant shade couple with heavy traffic stripping the Buffalo grass right back. The construction of a pool deck during the cooler months also didn’t help with builders boots completely compacting the soil [...]