Harpersville, Alabama Celebrates Bicentennial

Harpersville, Alabama is hosting a 200th Bicentennial Celebration on Saturday, November 14, 2015.  The festivities will begin at 8:00 am  at Town Hall Lane with fun events for the whole family to enjoy.  Festivities include arts and crafts vendors, an antique car show, a parade, musical acts and hay bale art contest.  At noon, there will be a special salute to the local veterans.  There will be lots of good food and entertainment for all to enjoy. 

Harpersville is a great place to live and work.  The close proximity to one of the area's busiest thoroughfares, Highway 280, allows businesses to prosper and grow while it remains a small town.  It is located approximately 30 miles from downtown Birmingham and several colleges are located nearby, making it convenient for people to commute for work or school.

Visit Harpersville and be surprised with all we have to offer.  Popular places to visit include Old Baker Farm, Morgan Creek Vineyards, Stone Hollow Farmstead and new corporate citizen Bama Budweiser.

Sunbelt Turf Farm is proud to be located in Harpersville.  We have been in business for 30 years and have been supplying home grown sod to Harpersville and surrounding areas. Please give us a call for all your turf grass needs.  Located on Highway 25, we grow our beautiful grasses in old cotton fields and pasture land.

Sunbelt Turf Farm began in St. Clair County. Over 30 years have perfected the art of growing, selling and the delivery of quality turf grass. Customer satisfaction is paramount and we stand behind our turf grass. Expansions into Shelby and Talladega Counties successfully turned cotton fields and pasture land into beautiful green turf. Commercial and retail opportunities, pick-up or delivery, free estimates, fast turnaround and remaining environmentally friendly separate us from the rest.

Why are Zoysia Grasses Attractive to Homeowners?

The first step in having a great lawn is selecting the correct turfgrass.  We have many choices when it comes to our lawn.  The lawn is the first thing people will see when they come to your home.  You never get a second chance to make that first impression.   Zoysia grasses are popular choices for homeowners in this area. 

Sunbelt Farms grows and sells quality Meyer Z-52 Zoysia. It is an improved version of the Zoysia Japonica that was released in 1951, also called Z-52 and Amazoy.  Meyer Z-52 is a very common variety grown in Alabama.  The medium texture and dark green color make it a popular choice.

Zoysia tolerates heat and cold well making it a great choice for an excellent lawn.  It requires some maintenance, has excellent wear resistance, has good shade tolerance and grows well in a variety of soils.

Meyer Z-52 works well in areas with steep slopes and hills.  Once it's established it creates a thick carpet like grass. Its deep root system along with the thickness of the turf works to significantly reduce slope erosion.

It will become dormant in the winter months and stop growing when the temperatures drop below 55F for a sustained period.  It will be a tan color during the winter but it will green up quickly in the spring.

An interesting fact about this specific turfgrass is that it is named for Frank Meyer, a USDA plant explorer.  Meyer was hired in 1905 in the Office of Seed and Plant Introduction of the USDA.  The responsibilities of this division of the USDA was to send back to the United States economically useful plants and seeds.  The original plants were grown from seeds first discovered by Frank Meyer along the Yalu River in Korea.  Meyer later died while collecting plants in China. He was instrumental in introducing Asian plants into the US, including many soybean selections, the jujube and the seeds that later produced the popular Bradford Pear tree.

Sunbelt Turf Farm began in St. Clair County. Over 30 years have perfected the art of growing, selling and the delivery of quality turf grass. Customer satisfaction is paramount and we stand behind our turf grass. Expansions into Shelby and Talladega Counties successfully turned cotton fields and pasture land into beautiful green turf. Commercial and retail opportunities, pick-up or delivery, free estimates, fast turnaround and remaining environmentally friendly separate us from the rest.