Turf Varieties
Take the time to select the best variety for you……….
Which side do you want your new lawn to be?…….
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- Summary Table
- Queensland Blue Couch
- Wintergreen
- Soft Leaf Buffalo
- ‘Palmetto’ Buffalo
- Sweet Smother Grass
- ‘Empire’ Zoysia Grass
- Carpet Grass
- Jabaru Buffalo
Summary Table
| Environmental Conditions | Recommended Turf Variety |
|---|---|
| Sunny with high amounts of traffic | Wintergreen |
| Shady with high amounts of traffic | Soft Leaf Buffalo
Carpet Grass or Coastal Mix |
| Partly shady with medium amounts of traffic | Palmetto Buffalo
Carpet Grass |
| Full sun with little amounts of traffic | Queensland Blue Couch Empire Zoysia |
| Shady – 3-4 hours sunlight | Palmetto Buffalo Jabiru Buffalo |
| Very Shady – 2-3 hours sunlight | Sweet Smother Grass |
Queensland Blue Couch (Digitaria didactyla)
- Native to Queensland, Far Northern New SouthWales and Western Australia.
- It is a very soft, deep blue-green, fine textured grass.
- Excellent sun tolerance.
- Tolerates coastal conditions extremely well.
- Minimal maintenance.
Summary – 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.
Wintergreen (Cynodon dactylon) 
- Thrives in full sun conditions (requiring approximately 7hrs of sunlight a day).
- Excellent traffic tolerance (kids playing, dogs running & cars parking).
- Ranges from a light green to a dark green colour.
- Good tolerance of cold and frosty conditions, making it ideal for the hinterland areas of the Tweed and Gold Coasts.
- Readily adapts to different environments (hot and dry conditions, to cold and moist conditions).
Summary – 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.
Soft Leaf Buffalo Grass (Stenotaprum secundatum) 
- It is a soft, dark green grass with a very broad leaf.
- Excellent shade tolerance, requiring approximately 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 Tweed and Gold Coasts.
- Unique textured created.
- Low maintenance, once established.
Summary – 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.
Palmetto Buffalo (Stenotaprum secundatum spp)
- An improved variety of buffalo grass that originated from Florida U.S.A.
- Excellent Shade tolerance (requiring only 2- 3hrs of filtered sunlight per day).
- 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 Palmetto coming from a tropical environment (Florida) to another here on the Gold / Tweed Coast.
Summary - Palmetto Buffalo is the ideal turf for those who desire a low maintenance high quality coarse textured lawn year round and for areas such as display homes, feature gardens and grassed areas around apartment complexes.
Sweet Smother Grass (Dactyloctenium australe) 
- A course textured grass that is lime green in colour with very soft leaves.
- Excellent shade tolerance (requiring approx 2hrs of filtered sunlight per day).
- Poor traffic tolerance.
- Unique course texture created due to ‘curly’ leaves.
- Requires free draining Soil, excellent for sandy soils
Summary – Sweet Smother grass is the ideal turf for those who desire a unique coarse textured lawn and for areas such as feature gardens and grassed areas around apartment complexes that suffer from a great amount of shade but DO NOT receive very much traffic.
‘Empire’ Zoysia Grass (Zoysia japonica spp)
- Originates from Asia, Japan and Korea. (known in Japan as ‘Japanese Grass’)
- Excellent dark emerald green colour year round (even in cool and frosty conditions during winter)
- Unique texture created (in between a Buffalo and a couch).
- Slow growth rate (less mowing required) and Good traffic tolerance.
- Good shade tolerance (requiring approx 4- 5 hrs of sunlight per day).
Summary - 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.
Carpet Grass
- An Australian Native
- excellent traffic tolerance, Extremely good for children and animals
- Great for shady areas (requires approx. 5 hours of sunlight a day)
- Slow Growth rate
- Dark green colour
Summary – Carpet Grass is the perfect family grass. It is light and soft underfoot, but wont be worn away by little feet or paws. Carpet Grass requires less mowing as like a carpet will grow out and as a native has adapted to thrive in our wet and dry climate. Carpet Grass within a symbiotic relationship with Queensland blue couch creates the Perfect Family Back Yard Lawn Grass – Coastal Turf’s Coastal Mix.
Jabiru Buffalo
* Drought Tolerant Buffalo
* Soft and Sponey underfoot
* Less likely to thatch which menas less likely to get fungus infections after a wet season
* Requires 3 hours of sunlight a day
* more likely to grow out than up meaning less mowing
