If you're thinking the grass is looking greener, and thicker at the moment, you'd be right. And at home you are probably feeling that you have just mowed your lawn and the next day it is long again.
Wollongong City Council's acting Parks and Open Space Manager Josh Saunders said the current weather pattern is delivering perfect growing conditions in our parks and gardens.
"With the mix of sunny days, lots of humidity, regular rain and warm soils thanks to the current daytime temperatures, we're seeing significant growth right across all our parks and open spaces at the moment,'' he said.
"We've got teams right across the city working hard to stay on top of the mowing and maintenance requirements that these weather conditions bring.
"It's tough because if it's raining and soft, we're not able to mow. If the ground is too soft and wet, we can't risk damaging the surface by putting our heavy equipment on it too soon.
"However, the other side is when it's not raining, the humidity and sunny days means the grass is shooting up so fast that it feels like no sooner than they've mown a park, it looks like it needs another mow.''
Just this week, Council's crews have mown parks in Helensburgh, Coledale, Thirroul, Woonona, Lake Heights, Berkeley, Windang, Primbee, West Dapto and Unanderra to name just a few.
Lord Mayor of Wollongong Councillor Tania Brown thanked the community for their patience as the crews made their way around the city, targeting high-use areas and spaces as a priority.
"We'd love to be able to mow and maintain all of our city's parks and open spaces each week,'' she said.
"But with a wide mix of open spaces in our care – including 85 football or soccer fields, 28 rugby league fields, 6 rugby union fields and 8 touch football Oztag fields as well as more than 140 playgrounds – it's a logistical challenge.
"We prioritise the spaces according to their usage and needs and thank our community for their understanding as we do our best to cover all spaces and places regularly as we can.''
And what's the best advice for home gardeners finding that no sooner than they've mown the lawn, it already looks long? Not to worry, as there'll soon be a break, Mr Saunders said.
"As soon as the nights start to cool and we get into that real autumn weather, we'll see the grass growth really slow down,'' Mr Saunders said.
"I've already noticed it's a little cooler at night, so we'll soon get relief from regularity of the mowing routines and see a winter schedule in place.''
