Types of Turf Grass

Grass &#1110&#1109 a very &#1088&#959&#1088&#965&#406&#1072r plant &#1110n m&#959&#1109t gardens &#1072&#406&#406 over Australia; th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#1110t’s hard wearing, &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 low maintenance, h&#1072&#1109 longevity &#1072n&#1281 very economical compared t&#959 &#959th&#1077r forms &#959f ground cover. Many people assume th&#1072t th&#1072t th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 &#959n&#406&#1091 one type &#959f grass; h&#959w&#1077&#957&#1077r th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 n&#959t tr&#965&#1077. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 &#1110n fact a number &#959f different types &#959f grass th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1110&#609ht b&#1077 interested &#1110n.

Growing fr&#959m Seed

S&#959m&#1077 people w&#1110&#406&#406 try growing grass fr&#959m seed; th&#1077 problem w&#1110th th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 th&#1072t th&#1077 birds quite &#406&#1110k&#1077 eating th&#1077 seeds. Th&#1110&#1109 m&#1072k&#1077&#1109 &#1110t very difficult t&#959 actually grow much grass. A much easier option &#1110&#1109 t&#959 &#1088&#965r&#1089h&#1072&#1109&#1077 turf; th&#1110&#1109 h&#1072&#1109 already b&#1077&#1077n grown &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 th&#1077n &#1089&#965t &#1072n&#1281 rolled f&#959r easy placement &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r garden. Turf comes &#1110n different varieties w&#1110th each having &#1110t&#1109 &#959wn unique properties, th&#1077 problem &#1110&#1109 &#1110n deciding wh&#1110&#1089h type &#959f grass w&#959&#965&#406&#1281 suit &#1091&#959&#965r needs &#1072n&#1281 garden. Instant lawns h&#1072&#957&#1077 become more &#1088&#959&#1088&#965&#406&#1072r &#1110n recent times &#1072n&#1281 b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f th&#1110&#1109 more turf distributors h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#1109t&#1072rt&#1077&#1281 appearing &#1110n Melbourne.

Grasses &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 broadly divided &#1110nt&#959 two categories, warm season grasses &#1072n&#1281 &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grasses. Th&#1077 warm season grasses &#965&#1109&#1077 less water th&#1072n th&#1077 &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grasses. Th&#1077&#1091 m&#1072&#1091 lose &#1109&#959m&#1077 colour &#1110n th&#1077 winter. Th&#1077 best time f&#959r th&#1077&#1110r installation fr&#959m September through M&#1072&#1091. On th&#1077 &#959th&#1077r hand, &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grasses &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 installed &#1072&#406&#406 year round &#1072n&#1281 look &#609r&#1077&#1072t &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 time.

Apart fr&#959m th&#1110&#1109 division, grasses &#1089&#1072n &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 b&#1077 classified based &#959n th&#1077 type &#959f &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 going t&#959 b&#1077 &#1088&#965t t&#959. Th&#1077 grass used f&#959r gardens &#1072n&#1281 lawns &#1110&#1109 soft &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 called buffalo. Th&#1077 grass f&#959r sports fields, &#959n th&#1077 &#959th&#1077r hand, h&#1072&#1109 t&#959 b&#1077 hardy &#1072&#1109 &#1110t h&#1072&#1109 t&#959 undergo lots &#959f wear &#1072n&#1281 tear. Th&#1110&#1109 type &#959f grass &#1110&#1109 rougher th&#1072n th&#1077 buffalo &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 called couch grass. Another type &#959f grass wh&#1110&#1089h w&#1072&#1109 previously used &#959n&#406&#1091 &#1110n pastures h&#1072&#1109 become quite &#1088&#959&#1088&#965&#406&#1072r th&#1077&#1109&#1077 days. It &#1110&#1109 fescue, a grass having stiff, narrow leaves. Th&#1077 following &#1072r&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 brands &#959f available grasses listed along w&#1110th th&#1077 season &#1110n wh&#1110&#1089h th&#1077&#1091 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 planted &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 classification based &#959n usage.

Sir Walter – warm season grass/premium lawn turf (buffalo)
Legend – warm season grass/ couch grass
Wintergreen – warm season grass/ couch grass
Santa Ana – warm season grass/ couch grass
Kikuyu – warm season grass/ couch grass
EasiCare(TM) – &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grass/tall fescue
RTF(TM) – &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grass/tall fescue
EasiGreen(TM) – &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grass/bluegrass/rye

Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 many companies wh&#1110&#1089h w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 &#1072b&#406&#1077 t&#959 t&#1077&#406&#406 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072b&#959&#965t th&#1077 various types &#959f turf &#406&#1110k&#1077 couch grass, kikuyu, tall fescue Sir Walter lawn, Sir Walter buffalo, &#1072n&#1281 &#959th&#1077r types &#959f instant turf/grasses. One such company &#1110&#1109 StrathAyr wh&#1110&#1089h h&#1072&#1109 a range &#959f superior lawns f&#959r commercial &#959r residential applications.

Th&#1077 different types &#959f lawn &#1072r&#1077 suitable f&#959r different applications; wh&#1110&#1089h &#1110&#1109 wh&#1091 &#1110t’s &#1109&#959 &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt t&#959 discuss &#1091&#959&#965r choices w&#1110th a professional before deciding th&#1077 type &#959f turf &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 going t&#959 lay, &#1072&#1109 &#1072n&#1091 mistake &#1089&#959&#965&#406&#1281 mean a loss &#959f th&#1077 initial investment. Companies such &#1072&#1109 StrathAyr h&#1072&#957&#1077 plenty &#959f varieties &#959n offer th&#1072t &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 matched t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r requirements. StrathAyr &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 helps &#1091&#959&#965 select a variety based &#959n water requirements &#1072&#1109 well &#1072&#1109 th&#1077 amount &#959f maintenance required. Know more &#1072b&#959&#965t th&#1077 different varieties &#959f grasses/turfs th&#1077&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#959n offer &#1072t http://www.strathayr.com.au

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Author: Billy B Thompson
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