find Lawn Care - selecting the Right Lawn For Your Region
In this Universal Lawn Care Tip we contemplate that the most important foundation stone to a great lawn begins with choosing the right lawn variety for our region and environment. As an example, it doesn't matter how much love and care we give to our Bermuda (Couch) sod, we will never get it to grow in the shade. All lawns have strengths and weaknesses, some may be great in the shade but wither or die on the first hot day of Summer, while others are perfect for cold or wet environments, and still others will grow near the beach or in a drought without hesitation.
Lawn Care - selecting the Right Lawn For Your Region
The key principle here is that we can never make a lawn flourish under conditions that are naturally hostile to any given lawn variety. A microscopic bit of study to find the best lawn varieties for our region is the first step, this will narrow down our selections to just a few varieties in most cases.
This is followed by no ifs ands or buts looking at our properties and where we want to grow our new lawn.
Will the lawn grow in full sun? Bermuda (couch) may be perfect.
Will the lawn be under high foot traffic? perhaps a Kikuyu or Bermuda is the solution.
Will the lawn grow in partial shade? Durban Grass, Soft Leaf St. Augustine (buffalo) or Kikuyu will tolerate shade best.
Is your area under water restrictions? Kikuyu and Zoysia Temple Grass are good choices.
No matter what the environment, there's a lawn that will make a perfect addition to our properties. Just a microscopic study to find the characteristics of the lawn varieties we are inspecting will swiftly narrow down our choices to the "right choice".
Importantly, we must remember to look to the future, our new turf area may be in full sun today, but did we recently plant a beautiful orchad around the turf area, or will that new shed we're planning cast a long shadow over the lawn in the future? If so, we must consider these factors and plan for the time to come by choosing a shade tolerant lawn now. Having a house on the way will also require a lawn with high traffic tolerance.
Quick Tip: a quick look at that beautiful lawn in the street, and a chat to it's owner is the best beginning point in choosing your perfect grass variety, he's already done the hard work in choosing, and chose the right variety!
We now have the most important foundation to creating the lawn of our dreams!
This series of Universal Lawn Care Tips investigates the daily easy ideas complicated in basic lawn care that are guaranteed to be the basis of creating and maintaining a beautiful lush green lawn. No matter what the lawn variety and no matter where in the world the lawn is growing, these lawn care tips are the foundation to generate the beautiful green carpeting of grass that we all envy when we see our neighbours who have mastered the basics and created these lawn masterpieces.
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