Santa Ana Couch

Santa Ana is a fine-leafed, warm-season couch grass that flourishes in sunny, hot conditions. Renowned for its toughness and resilience, it maintains its best appearance when kept neatly mown at a low height.

When grown in full sun, Santa Ana is exceptionally hard-wearing and can withstand heavy foot traffic, making it an ideal choice for areas exposed to intense sunlight, especially north-facing locations.

This grass variety is particularly well-suited for recreational parks, sports fields, golf courses, or for lawn enthusiasts who are willing to give their lawn a bit of extra care and attention.

Features

• High traffic tolerance
• Thrives in full sun conditions
• Medium thatch
• Low shade tolerance
• Fine leaf that is extremely soft to touch and underfoot
• Must be mown to a short height consistently
• Extremely weed and disease resistant

Wintergreen Couch

Wintergreen Couch is a standard couch grass choice ideal for areas that receive full sun. It features a rich green hue and fine, soft leaf blades, giving it a pleasant texture. This variety does not tolerate shade well and requires 7–8 hours of direct sunlight each day.

With its fine, soft leaves and attractive green appearance, Wintergreen Couch is both durable and drought resistant. When properly maintained with regular fertilising, watering, weeding, and mowing, it delivers an excellent finish in sunny locations.

Widely used for domestic lawns, rental properties, sports fields, golf courses, and commercial spaces due to its combination of beauty, durability, and low water use.

Features

• Thrives in full sun conditions
• Hard wearing and durable for high-traffic areas
• Drought tolerant
• Rapid growth rate and establishes quickly
• Produces low seed head if mowed regularly

Sir Walter Buffalo

Sir Walter Buffalo is a well-loved turf variety that has been a staple with Australian lawns for many years. Renowned for its resilience, it thrives in the challenging Australian climate. Its soft leaf blades make it comfortable underfoot and non-itchy, while its lack of pollen makes it an excellent choice for those with allergies. Additionally, Sir Walter Buffalo boasts impressive shade tolerance, needing just 2-3 hours of direct sunlight each day to flourish.

Features

• Tough in Australian conditions
• Drought tolerance
• Remains crisp green in all seasons
• Wear resistance
• Low maintenance
• Suitable for children and pets due to its non-allergenic qualities

Kikuyu

Kikuyu Grass establishes quickly, is incredibly wear tolerant and has an excellent recovery rate because of its strong root system.
It has an excellent winter colour (provided it is fertilised in April) and will go dormant in colder areas in winter but will hold its colour longer than most varieties.

It is widely used in Australia for lawns, sports fields, parks, and pastures due to its robustness, drought tolerance, and ability to recover quickly from wear.

Features

• High wear tolerance (good for children and pets)
• High drought tolerance
• Medium to fine, soft leaf to the touch
• Grows best in full sun conditions
• Fast repairing
• Highly durable
• Maintenance high due to its quick recovery