Choosing a New Design for Your Home and Garden

When you're trying to lay down new grass for the first time, you have a lot of options. You can choose Zoysia grass, which is a thick-bladed grass that is easy to mow and requires little fertiliser, or you can opt for Buffalo grass, which is one of the most common types of turf in Australia. It has wide blades and an abrasive texture. Buffalo turf has some interesting qualities, so to help you understand more about this grass, here are some of things you should know.

It Is Best Used For Residential Lawns -- Buffalo turf has a rough texture, which makes it most ideal for residential lawns, but not suitable for any type of lawn on which you intend to play sports on a regular basis. It's also not the kind of grass suitable for golf playing, because the texture is so abrasive that it doesn't promote the rolling of a golf ball. In addition, Buffalo grass is not very resistant to wear and tear, which means that it comes apart very easily, so playing a lot of sports on this grass will result in ground-down areas.

It Isn't Grown With Seeds -- When you want to lay down Buffalo turf, you must use what are known as stolons and sod the grass in order to make a new lawn. Unlike seeds, stolons are horizontal shaped shoots that connect stems of grass to each other. Stolons are placed above ground, unlike seeds, which take root from under the earth.

When you choose to plant Buffalo turf, you will have to buy bushels of stolons. You will then need to pour out the stolon sprigs and cover them with soil. The most ideal time to plant stolons is typically at the end of spring or during early summer. It's absolutely vital that when you plan the stolons, you ensure that each one is in direct contact with the soil, because without that contact, the stolons can't draw the sustenance they need to flourish.

It Is An Outstanding 'Shade' Grass -- Buffalo turf is known in landscaping parlance as having excellent 'shade tolerance'. This means that you can plant this type of turf in areas that are heavily shaded by buildings, structures or trees, and the grass will still flourish, because one of the main characteristics of Buffalo turf is that it continues to grow well even when the temperature is cold, which is often a result of shading. Buffalo turf sprouts into dark green blades with wide width and a density that makes it great if you have children, because the thickness of the turf acts as an outstanding cushion when your kids take a tumble.

For more information, contact a company like Mardi Park Turf.