Dad & Dave’s Turf Varieties

Windsor Green Couch is a fine leafed semi-dwarfed couch. It is a mid green with a good winter colour when fertilized well. It is slower growing than other couches with an inconspicuous seed head. Windsor Green tolerates medium wear and can take up to 30-40% shade, however it grows best in full sun.

Santa Ana Couch is a very fine leafed couch with a deep green colour and can look superior to other couches if maintained well. Santa Ana should be mown with a cylinder mower for best results and because it is a hard-wearing grass it is ideal for golf tees and sports fields.

Grand Prix is a high density, medium leaf textured turf, which is dark green in colour. It produces low seed head numbers and features a hard-wearing surface. As with most improved couch selections, drought and heat tolerance are exceptional. Once established and with the correct management, Grand Prix will survive on rainfall alone. Resistance to wear is superior and wear recovery is rapid in warmer temperatures.

Kikuyu is a vigorous growing lawn that recovers from wear well, therefore making it suitable for high traffic areas. This lawn grows well in full sun, easy to maintain with a good winter colour but does need regular mowing throughout the summer months. Kikuyu is an affordable grass making it the grass of choice for larger areas such as parks, fairways, and sporting fields.

Kings Pride Soft Leaf Buffalo Turf is a grass that stays greener for longer in summer and winter, softer than ever and is hard-wearing. It looks better and is sure to outperform or match any other buffalo turf. This hard-wearing turf will save you on maintenance allowing you to spend more time to enjoy your lush green lawn. Kings Pride Soft Leaf Buffalo Turf Kings Pride Soft Leaf Buffalo is the key to making a good lawn truly great.

Kings Pride Soft Leaf Buffalo was first discovered growing wild in various regions around the country, what more proof is needed of it’s natural ability to thrive he testing climate of Australia.

Legend couch is a fine leaf, hard wearing, drought tolerant and resilient turf grass for your landscaping and sporting areas. It has a dark green/blue colour and has excellent recovery after drought stress with a low thatch accumulation. Legend couch has an outstanding performance in a wide range of climates.

Shadetuff Zoysia is an Australian developed medium to fine-textured matrella turfgrass variety. It is suitable for use in home lawns, golf courses and recreational landscapes. Shadetuff Zoysia has a vibrant green colour and handles wear, salt and very shady conditions and has a high drought tolerance.

Village Green Kikuyu is an Australian developed premium turf variety and its superior appearance is perfect for large areas like race tracks, ovals, parks and golf courses. Village Green Kikuyu can handle very low mowing heights and has a quicker recovery after wearing than common Kikuyu.

It has an outstanding colour and requires less water and fertilising than common Kikuyu which is perfect for the domestic home lawn too.

Star Xpress couch is an Australian developed medium textured leaf couch variety. It is most suitable for use in applications where vigorous growth and recovery is paramount, perfect for commercial and recreational landscapes, golf courses, sports fields and high traffic areas. Star Xpress has a high salt tolerance, high wear tolerance and requires less water, fertiliser and pesticides than most other couch varieties on the market.

Sir Walter buffalo is a slow-growing broad leaf buffalo that performs well in drought and shaded areas. Sir Walter buffalo will also tolerate small amounts of salt. Sir Walter buffalo is a perfect choice for the domestic backyard lawn.