Turfing Varieties available for use throughout Sunshine Coast & Southeast Queensland
Turfing Varieties such as Sir Walter Buffalo, Palmetto, Wintergreen, Queensland Blue Couch and Zoysia when installed correctly and maintained can improve the value of your investment two fold. There are many different varieties of Turf available for use in South east Queensland and the Sunshine Coast and in this article we are going to look at several varieties of lawns and turf that KG Landscaping & Design have used and would recommend. It is as important to ensure that the health of your new turf is maintained correctly. At the bottom of this article there are some links to previous articles in Lawn Care as well as methods of Maintaining your grass to promote growth, as this is just as important as choosing the correct grass for you Landscaping project.
"Sir Walter Buffalo" -
Sir Walter (Buffalo) Sir Walter Turf is a soft, easy maintenance, premium grass which will grow well in shaded areas and full sun. Sir Walter Premium Lawn Turf is a beautiful emerald green colour all year round, with a soft broad leaf. Sir Walter Premium Lawn Turf has an excellent drought, shade, disease and wear tolerance.
Below is a sample of Sir Walter Buffalo
Palmetto (Stenotaprum secundatum spp)
Palmetto Buffalo is a grass that originated in Florida U.S.A. It is an improved variety of soft leaf buffalo grass. Palmetto has a tendency to grow across the ground instead of straight up, reducing mowing frequency and improving traffic tolerance.
- Excellent shade tolerance (requiring only 2hrs of filtered sunlight per day).
- Good traffic tolerance, far superior to the Soft Leaf Buffalo.
- Excellent weed resistance year round (as a thick mat like turf is created).
- Excellent green winter colour, even in frosty conditions
- Less mowing required than Soft Leaf Buffalo, due to Palmettos tendency to grow across the ground instead of straight up.
Palmetto Buffalo Grass is a tough, soft leaf Buffalo, that is available Australia wide. This turf provides a lawn grass that has excellent winter colour, and can generally out compete weeds when established. Palmetto Buffalo Grass generally requires less watering and less mowing than most other turf varieties
Below is a sample of Palmetto
Soft Leaf Buffalo
Soft Leaf Buffalo grass is a robust perennial warm season grass that originated from the West Indies and North America. It is a soft, dark green, coarse textured grass with a very broad leaf that grows extremely well in shady areas. The broad leaf of this grass captures more sunlight enabling it to survive in shady areas.
- Excellent shade tolerance, requiring approximately 2-3hrs of filtered sunlight a day (similar to the amount of shade found under a large tree or the amount of shade in between a building and fence 1m apart).
- Excellent tolerance of cold and frosty conditions, making it ideal for the hinterland areas of the Sunshine Coast.
- Coarse textured grass.
- Low maintenance, once established.
Soft Leaf Buffalo Grass is the ideal turf for shady areas around buildings and under trees, and for those who desire a coarse textured grass.
Below is a sample of Soft Leaf Buffalo
Wintergreen Turf - (Cynodon dactylon)
Common couch is a warm season perennial grass that originated in East Africa. Common couch has both stolons and rhizomes, providing the plant with superior warm climate growth. Green couch ranges from a light green to a dark green colour. It is fine textured grass with a very thin leaf that is capable of withstanding a great amount of wear and tear from traffic (traffic from people walking, cars driving over and sports ovals).
- Excellent traffic tolerance.
- Excellent tolerance of cold and frosty conditions, making it ideal for the hinterland areas of the Sunshine Coast.
- Readily adapts to different environments (hot and dry conditions, to cold and moist conditions).
- Wintergreen thrives in sunny areas (requiring approximately 7hrs of sunlight a day).
Wintergreen is the ideal turf for areas that receive a great amount of wear and tear from traffic, such as; backyards, caravan parks, sports ovals, council footpaths, car parking lots and walkways.
Below is a sample of Wintergreen
Queensland Blue Couch - (Digitaria didactyla)
Queensland Blue Couch is native to Queensland, Far North New South Wales and Western Australia. It is a very soft, deep blue-green, fine textured grass with a fine leaf that is native to the Far North Coast of New South Wales and the Southern Coast of Queensland.
- Excellent sun tolerance.
- Dark blue-green colour created.
- Very soft and comfortable turf.
- Tolerates coastal conditions extremely well.
- Minimal maintenance.
Queensland Blue Couch is the ideal turf for the sunny areas around your house such as the front yard and entertaining areas, as a beautiful dark green lawn is achieved year round with a minimal amount of lawn maintenance.
Below is a sample of Queensland Blue Couch
Zoysia Grass ‘Empire’ (Zoysia japonica spp)
Zoysia is a semi-tropical warm season grass that originated from Asia. It is naturally distributed and produced as turf in the eastern temperate regions of Asia. Zoysia propagates from both stolons and rhizomes. The zoysia grasses are a fine textured grass species with an abundance of thin fine leaves that are approximately 2.5mm wide and 40 – 60mm long (Annells, 2002). The appearance of zoysia is similar to the green couch grasses but it has a much stiffer leaf blade.
- Excellent shade tolerance (offering a fine textured grass capable of growing in the shade).
- Good traffic tolerance, far superior to the Buffalo grasses.
- Slow growth rate (less mowing required).
- Excellent green winter colour, even in frosty conditions
Zoysia is an ideal option for those that do not desire the course textured Buffalo grasses but still require a grass that is capable of growing in shady conditions and can tolerate a moderate amount of wear.
Below is a sample of Empire Zoysia Grass
Other articles that you can refer to in relation to Turf and Turf/Lawn Care within the KG Landscaping & Design Web Site would be the following:
Sir Walter Buffalo Care Sheet
Common Couch Care Sheet
Fertiliser Application Care Sheet
Lawn Grub Care Sheet
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