Turf Supply, Install & Landscaping
Turf supply and installation, ground preparation, mulch, pebbles and garden edging. We can include these works in a pre-sale or between-tenant booking.
The short answer
PM Squad provides turf supply, install & landscaping across Western Sydney and the lower Blue Mountains, from a base in Glenmore Park. New turf supplied and laid on properly prepared ground, plus mulch, pebbles, edging and the decorative work that lifts a yard. The fastest way to change how a property presents before a sale or a new lease.
- 33 suburbs across Western Sydney & the Blue Mountains
- Prompt replies. Itemised quotes
- Turf supplied and laid — all common varieties
- Ground properly prepared, levelled and topped
- Old lawn and growth removed and taken away
- Mulch, pebbles and decorative bed work
Public liability insured, ABN registered. Request an itemised quote. Call 0494 301 215 or request a quote online.
Nothing changes how a property looks faster than new turf. A tired, patchy or dead lawn is the first thing in a listing photo and the first thing at an inspection, and replacing it is usually cheaper than people expect relative to what it does to the impression.
The part that decides whether it lasts is the preparation, and it's the part that gets skipped. Old growth removed properly, the level corrected, the ground broken up and topped with the right soil, then turf laid tight with staggered joins and rolled in. Turf laid straight onto compacted clay looks perfect for three weeks and patchy forever after. We do the groundwork properly and tell you honestly what the watering needs to be for the first fortnight, because that's the other half of whether it takes.
Alongside turf we do the decorative work that finishes a yard: mulch and pebbles through the beds, edging that holds a line, and the small landscaping touches that make a garden read as designed rather than just maintained. Often it goes in as part of a make-ready or pre-sale job, where the whole point is how the property presents on the day.
What's included
How the ground gets prepared
This is the part that decides whether the lawn is still there in two years, and it's the part that gets cut when someone quotes cheap.
- Old lawn and weeds removed properly rather than turfed over. Turf laid on top of kikuyu or couch means the old grass comes through the joins within a season.
- Ground broken up. Most yards around here sit on compacted clay, particularly in the newer estates where the topsoil was scraped off before the slab went down. Roots don't get into compacted clay, so the turf sits on top of it and dies in the first hot spell.
- Levels corrected, including making sure water runs away from the house rather than towards it
- Underlay soil spread — a proper turf underlay or sandy loam, at a useful depth rather than a dusting
- Starter fertiliser through the soil before the turf goes down
- Turf laid tight with staggered joins like brickwork, cut in neatly at the edges and around beds
- Rolled and watered in heavily on the day, which is what gets the roots in contact with the soil
Turf laid straight onto compacted clay looks perfect for three weeks and patchy from then on. It's the single most common reason a new lawn fails.
Choosing the right turf
Sun, traffic and how much maintenance you're prepared to do. Getting it wrong means a lawn that struggles regardless of how well it was laid.
- Buffalo (Sir Walter and similar) — the default across Western Sydney for good reason. Handles shade better than most, tolerates traffic, doesn't need much. Coarser leaf, and it doesn't like being cut short.
- Kikuyu — cheap, tough, grows fast and repairs itself. That speed is also the problem: it invades garden beds and needs mowing more often. Good for a big open block or a rental where hardiness matters more than fineness.
- Couch — fine leaf, looks the best of the lot when it's maintained, and wants full sun and more attention. Struggles in shade.
- Zoysia — slow growing, low maintenance once established, handles shade and heat well. Costs more up front and takes longer to knit together.
A shaded yard through Blaxland or Springwood and a full-sun backyard in Jordan Springs want different things. We'll recommend on the block rather than on what's easiest to get hold of.
The first three weeks
New turf lives or dies on watering, and this is the part that's on you after we leave.
The first two weeks it needs water every day, and in real heat twice a day. Not a sprinkle — enough to get through the turf and into the soil beneath it, because the roots grow towards water and shallow watering keeps them shallow.
Stay off it as much as possible for the first two to three weeks. Foot traffic before it's rooted shifts the slabs and leaves gaps that never quite close.
First mow at around three weeks, or once you can't lift a corner. Take a small amount off with a sharp blade and don't scalp it.
We go through all of this before we leave and we're happy to be rung about it. A new lawn that dies is almost always a watering problem, not a turf problem, and there's usually a point where it can still be saved.
The rest of the yard
Turf is the biggest single change, but it's rarely the only thing.
- Mulch through the beds, which suppresses weeds, holds moisture and instantly makes a garden read as maintained
- Decorative pebble and stone for low-maintenance areas, side paths and around the bins
- Edging — timber, steel, concrete or pavers — to hold a clean line between lawn and bed. Edging is what makes a modest garden look deliberate.
- Garden beds reshaped and planted where a yard needs structure rather than more lawn
- Small retaining under 600mm, sleeper edging and levelling to make a sloped section usable
- Irrigation repairs and adjustments where there's already a system, so the new lawn actually gets watered
Who books this
Common questions
What turf should I use?
It comes down to sun, traffic and how much maintenance you want. We'll recommend based on the actual block rather than what's easiest to source — a shaded Blue Mountains yard and a full-sun Western Sydney backyard want different things, and getting it wrong means a lawn that struggles no matter how it's laid.
How long before it's usable?
Keep off it as much as possible for the first two to three weeks while it roots, and water it properly through that window — that period decides whether it takes. We'll walk you through exactly what's needed before we leave.
Can you do it before a sale or open home?
That's the most common reason we're asked. New turf is one of the highest-impact things you can do to a property before it's photographed. Tell us the listing date and we'll schedule so it's established enough to look right on the day.
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Public liability insured and ABN registered (72 995 846 975). Certificates available on request. Where a job requires a licensed trade — electrical, plumbing, gas or structural — we identify it up front and refer it rather than attempting it ourselves.
From quote to completion
Here's the part people stick around for — you always know what's happening, what it costs, and what got done.
You'll know the price before we start
We look at the job and send back a quote with a price against each thing. Nothing turns up on the invoice that wasn't on the quote, so there's nothing awkward to explain to an owner later.
Photos when it's done
Before and after shots land in your inbox on completion. Forward them straight to the owner — you won't have to chase us for an update.
Send us your list as it is
Repair request, condition report, defect list, whatever you've already got. We work through it and report back the same way, so you're not re-typing anything.
One person, one invoice
Combine repairs and maintenance in one booking, with one point of contact and an itemised invoice.
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