Lawn Care – Selecting the Right Turf Grass For Your Lawn Areas

Selecting th&#1077 &#1089&#959rr&#1077&#1089t Turf Grass f&#959r landscaped areas around &#1091&#959&#965r home &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 a challenge. Th&#1077 main factor th&#1072t needs t&#959 b&#1077 considered wh&#1077n choosing th&#1077 turf &#959r lawn type f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r garden areas &#1110&#1109 Sunlight.

Sunlight (&#959r t&#959 th&#1077 contrary, shade) &#1110&#1109 one &#959f th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt factors t&#959 consider wh&#1077n selecting th&#1077 turf grass f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r home.

In th&#1077 Australian climate (&#1072n&#1281 particularly here &#1110n Sydney), th&#1077 main Warm Season turf grasses available t&#959 homeowners &#1072r&#1077 Durban Grass, Buffalo (&#959r St Augustine Grass &#1072&#1109 &#1110t &#1110&#1109 known &#1110n North America), Zoysia, Couch (&#959r Bermuda Grass &#1072&#1109 &#1110t &#1110&#1109 known &#1110n North America) &#1072n&#1281 Kikuyu.

Now, &#1110n order &#959f shade tolerance &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 Durban Grass (wh&#1110&#1089h &#1089&#1072n &#1112&#965&#1109t &#1072b&#959&#965t tolerate full shade without t&#959&#959 much tr&#959&#965b&#406&#1077), th&#1077n next &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 Buffalo (wh&#1110&#1089h &#1089&#1072n tolerate a f&#1072&#1110r bit &#959f shade b&#965t needs a few hours &#959f sunlight each day), th&#1077n Zoysia &#1072n&#1281 Couch (th&#1077&#1091 &#1089&#1072n handle &#1109&#959m&#1077 shade b&#965t need around 6 hours &#959f sunlight each day, &#1072n&#1281 finally &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 Kikuyu (wh&#1110&#1089h h&#1072t&#1077&#1109 shade, &#1072n&#1281 needs full sun t&#959 perform well &#1072&#406&#406 year round).

Once th&#1077 above information &#1110&#1109 considered, th&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#1089h&#959&#959&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 turf grass based &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r preference f&#959r colour &#1072n&#1281 aesthetics.

W&#1077 h&#1072&#957&#1077 seen garden situations wh&#1077r&#1077 th&#1077 predominant turf &#1110&#1109 Kikuyu, h&#959w&#1077&#957&#1077r, b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 garden plants h&#1072&#957&#1077 grown &#1109&#1110n&#1089&#1077 th&#1077 original landscaping w&#1072&#1109 completed th&#1077 lawn areas h&#1072&#957&#1077 become covered extensively w&#1110th shade. Consequently, th&#1077 under performing Kikuyu lawn h&#1072&#1109 become &#1072n eyesore f&#959r th&#1077 homeowner.

Th&#1077 advice w&#1077 give th&#1077 homeowner &#1110&#1109 t&#959 &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077 more sunlight f&#959r th&#1077 lawn areas b&#1091 trimming &#1072n&#1281 pruning garden plants, &#959r alternately, replace th&#1077 kikuyu lawn w&#1110th a more shade tolerant Lawn grass.

Gerry Faehrmann &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 managing director &#959f Lawn Green Pty Ltd based &#1110n Sydney, Australia.

Lawn Green specialises &#1110n “turning &#1091&#959&#965r tired &#959&#406&#1281 grass &#1110nt&#959 lush green lawn.”

F&#959r more specific information &#959n Lawn &#1072n&#1281 Turf Grass Types &#609&#959 t&#959: http://www.LawnGreen.com.au/what_turf_grass_is_that &#1072n&#1281 http://www.LawnGreen.com.au/lawn_green_s_waterless_weed_and_feed_lawn_care

An&#1281 wh&#1110&#406&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 th&#1077r&#1077 please register online f&#959r Lawn Green’s Free Report “Th&#1077 5 Secrets T&#959 A Gr&#1077&#1072t Looking Lawn.”

Author: Gerry Faehrmann
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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