Lawn Types

Green Couch
Characteristics - Warm season grass - fine to medium textured, green, low medium growing with density.

Requires little maintenance but can produce a lawn of exceptional beauty when given extra care. Ideal for residential, commercial and sporting sites.

Greenlees Park Couch
Characteristics - Improved mid-green, fine textured variety of couch which forms a more dense turf.

Having a vigorous growth pattern, this couch requires a little maintenance which produces a prestigious lawn. Can produce heavy thatch if neglected. It is used extensively on prestigious resorts through to many domestic lawns.


 
Winter-green Couch
Characteristics - Improved dark green, medium textured variety of couch which forms a more dense turf cover. Low growth profile.

A dense turf with good wear tolerance and good winter colour retention. Suitable for golf resorts and the domestic house.


 
Blue Couch
Characteristics - A grass for domestic lawns. Blue couch has a low herbicide tolerance and requires medium maintenance and does not tolerate lots of traffic.

A soft grass which tolerates minimum stress, has a blue/green colour.

Premium Grasses

Tifgreen 328
Characteristics - Medium green. Very fine textured low growing grass.

Generally nor recommended for domestic applications because of it's high maintenance. Traditionally used for putting or bowling greens.


 
Palmetto
Characteristics - Emerald green colour. Medium texture with a soft broad leaf. Very deep rooted with good drought and frost tolerance. A hardy, versatile grass for both full sun and shade. Vigorous grower that recovers rapidly from damage.
 
 
Legend
Characteristics - Dark blue/green colour. Medium texture and density. Prostrate growth with strong medium size rhizomes. Excellent cold hardiness, good low temperature colour retention. Excellent recuperative potential after wear. Rapid establishment.
 

Things to Consider

When you are going to turf your yard consider what kind of use it is going to be subject to. If the grass is going to be in constant use then of course you should choose a type that has good wearing characteristics. On the other hand if the lawn will not be subject to a lot of use then you will be able to choose a turf type that doesn't have to be designed with a lot of use in mind.

The couch variety of grasses are the cheaper option and are usually all around the same price region.

Premium grasses will cost a bit more and some are not really suited to domestic applications. They cost more but the characteristics they can offer you will offset the price difference.

The best thing to do is call a turf supplier and either get them to come out and have a look at your yard or describe to them what you're needs will be. That way they can tell you what will be the best turf option for you or they may give a few different options.

Most of the turf suppliers also will offer to lay the turf as well as prepare the site for laying - you can ask about these options when you contact the suppliers. They sometimes will also be able to offer some other services such as

Remember you can save some money by doing some of the work yourself. You could do some site preparation and even lay the turf yourself etc. However if you are going to do some of the work yourself make sure you do a good job as the preparation and how you lay the turf will have an impact upon how well the grass grows and it's final appearance. Basically do it right the first time and you will have few dramas.

Source: The Jimboomba Turf Group

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