40 Years Growing Turf in Windsor NSW — Farm Direct, Family Owned Since 1986
Atlas Turf has been growing turf on the same patch of Windsor soil since 1986.
That is nearly four decades of cutting fresh, delivering direct, and answering the phone to bring high quality turf to you.
We are a family-owned farm — not a depot, not a reseller, not a brand that contracts its growing out to someone else. When your Sir Walter turf leaves Windsor, it came from our ground.
The Farm
Our farm sits in the Hawkesbury basin at Windsor — some of the most productive agricultural land in New South Wales.
The soils here are deep alluvial loam, naturally well-draining, and have been growing food crops, market garden produce, and premium turf for generations.
There is a reason the Hawkesbury was the food bowl of the early colony and has stayed in continuous production ever since. The land is exceptional.
We farm 15 hectares of turf at Windsor, growing seven varieties: Sir Walter Buffalo, Sapphire Buffalo, Empire Zoysia, Kikuyu, and Couch.
Every variety is grown in the ground, in open air, in Hawkesbury soil — not in trays, not under cover, not in a Queensland facility and transported south.
When your turf arrives, it is acclimatised to the Sydney basin because it grew there.
Meet Neale Tweedie — Founder and Head Grower
Neale Tweedie started Atlas Turf in 1986 when he was 28 years old and has been farming Hawkesbury soil ever since.
That is close to four decades of watching how every Sydney suburb’s specific conditions — the heavy clay of Blacktown, the sandy loam of the Northern Beaches, the west-facing heat traps of Penrith backyards, the coastal salt exposure along the Illawarra — affect how turf establishes, grows, and performs long-term.
Neale does not run Atlas Turf from an office. He works the farm. When you call with a question about why your new lawn is struggling to root in August, or which variety will hold colour through a Southern Highlands winter, or whether Empire Zoysia will handle your dog’s daily run — you are talking to someone who has answered that question from direct experience, not from a product brochure.
In 40 years of growing, Neale has supplied residential yards, council parks, school ovals, landscaping contractors, and commercial developments across the full reach of Greater Sydney and Regional NSW. His advice comes with that context.
“I genuinely love seeing a lawn we grew settle in and take off. That is why we take the time to get the variety right for each customer’s situation before the order goes out. It makes for a better lawn, a happier customer, and honestly — it is what makes this work worth doing after all these years.” — Neale Tweedie, Founder
Our Memberships and Credentials
We hold the following industry memberships and growing licences. We display these not because we are required to, but because they are how you verify that what we tell you about our turf is backed by independent standards.
Turf Australia — Member Turf Australia is the national peak body for the Australian turf industry. Our membership reflects a commitment to industry best practice in growing, harvesting, and environmental management. Neale has been on the Turf Australia board for ten years in roles as Treasurer and Vice Chair
The Turf Australia Grow Green mark appears on our farm and in our communications because we have met the standards it represents.
Landscape Association NSW & ACT — Member The Landscape Association represents professional landscapers and landscape designers across NSW and the ACT.
Our membership connects Atlas Turf to the professional trade that installs our turf on residential and commercial sites every week — and it means we understand what landscapers need: consistent quality, reliable scheduling, and a supplier who will tell them the truth about availability rather than promise something they cannot deliver.
Turf Breed — Licensed Grower Turf Breed is a specialist turf breeding and variety licensing programme.
Our licence to grow Turf Breed varieties — which include Sapphire Buffalo, and Empire Zoysia — means we have met the growing standards required to produce and supply these varieties commercially.
When you buy Sapphire or Empire from Atlas Turf, the genetics and growing conditions behind that product have been independently verified.
A Straight Answer About Our Sir Walter Buffalo
Sir Walter Buffalo is Australia’s most popular lawn variety, and we have been growing it at Windsor for decades. Atlas Turf was a foundation grower of Sir Walter in the Sydney basin.
We grow it from the original, genuine soft-leaf buffalo variety that Australian homeowners know — the same grass, the same characteristics, the same performance — from our own Hawkesbury farm.
We supply Sir Walter independently rather than through the Lawn Solutions Australia licensing programme, which means our Sir Walter does not carry the DNA Certified brand mark.
We want to be straightforward about that because we think you deserve a straight answer when you are spending money on a new lawn.
What you are getting from Atlas Turf is the genuine variety, grown in the right conditions, cut fresh and delivered direct. What you are not getting is the LSA brand paperwork.
If the brand certification matters to you, we will tell you who to call.
If what matters to you is high-quality Sir Walter Buffalo grown on a NSW farm by people who have been doing it for nearly 40 years — that is what we grow.
Call Neale directly and ask him anything about it. He will not oversell it, and he will tell you honestly if a different variety would suit your situation better.
Why Farm Direct Matters — and What Happens When It Isn’t
Most Sydney homeowners buying turf for the first time do not realise there is a difference between farm-direct turf and depot-distributed turf. There is, and it is significant.
Turf that has been grown interstate, transported to a Sydney depot, and held for several days before your delivery is going through prolonged separation from soil.
Root metabolism slows, moisture depletes, and yellowing begins. The most common complaint new lawn owners bring to us — yellow patches, slow rooting, uneven take-up — is almost always traceable to extended off-soil time, when it hasn’t been laid soon enough after delivery.
Every order we deliver leaves our Windsor farm within 15 hours of cutting. Our drivers head out before sunrise to deliver to your site.
Most Sydney deliveries arrive before midday. The turf you lay that day was in Hawkesbury soil the afternoon before. That is not a marketing claim — it is the basic logic of how a farm-direct operation works.
Residential and Trade Supply
Atlas Turf supplies both residential customers and the professional landscape trade across Greater Sydney and Regional NSW.
For residential buyers: we supply direct to your property, help you calculate your area, advise on variety and soil preparation, and answer questions after the lawn is down.
We have been doing this long enough to anticipate most of the things that can go wrong and tell you how to avoid them before you start.
For landscape contractors and builders: we understand your requirements around scheduling, volume, and consistent quality.
Neale and the team work directly with landscapers, builders, and project managers who need reliable turf supply across multiple sites. Call us to discuss trade pricing and availability.
What We Commit To on Every Order
- All turf is cut to order from our Windsor farms — no stored or pre-cut product
- All turf is inspected for weed presence before it leaves the farm
- All Turf Breed licensed variety orders (Sapphire, Empire Zoysia) are grown under verified licensing conditions
- All deliveries are made direct from the farm — no third-party depots or transfer facilities
- Advice is available before, during, and after your order — from the same people who grew your turf
If there is ever a question about the turf you have received, contact Neale directly. Not a customer service line — Neale.
Come and See the Farm
We grow what we sell, and we are happy to show you.
Farm visits are welcome by appointment — call us to arrange a time to walk the growing fields, see the varieties in the ground, and talk to the team about your project before you commit to an order to ensure you make the right choice for your job.
📞 1300 136 389 📧 orders@atlasturf.com.au📍 Windsor NSW 2756
ABN: 66 003 078 466
Member of Turf Australia · Landscape Association NSW & ACT · Licensed Turf Breed Grower