In some ways, lawns are similar to golf clubs. If you want to play your best, you need the best gear.
If you want the best lawn you need the best turf varieties. A lot can be done to make an inferior grass look great, but it will take more work and more money in the long run in product applications and water bills to get the result you are after.
What do the best in the industry use when it comes to turf? You just have to look at this year’s Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show as the perfect example. Leading landscapers and designers from all across the country and overseas, design and install amazing display gardens in the hopes of winning a gold medal in their respective categories. They know that in order to achieve their goals, they need to be using the best products available. This includes the turf variety they use.
The best turf varieties are the ones proven to perform and are superior to other available species. For many years the turf variety of choice in professional circles has been Sir Walter DNA Certified, and it is still the most versatile turf variety available. But there are now some new kids on the block, turf varieties with different characteristics to provide more options for consumers. The choice of turf varieties at this year and last year’s show were once again turf varieties from Australia’s industry leading turf organisation, Lawn Solutions Australia. Sir Grange (Zeon Zoysia) is being heralded as the most impressive grass to ever appear at the show and has been utilised on many of this year’s gardens. Multiple award-winning Landscaper Martin Semken from Semken Landscaping knows the importance of utilising the best products available and knew that Sir Grange (Zeon Zoysia) was the answer when it came to deciding on the turf variety for his display garden.
Where else do we look to for inspiration on the best types of grass? In true Aussie fashion, we pay special attention to sporting grounds of course! Australians love their sport and if the groundsman, curators and superintendents are using a particular turf variety, then it must be good gear. TifTuf has been the turf of choice in recent times in this department and has shown itself to be one of the hardest wearing, drought tolerant, quick repairing grasses ever to be used on an Australian sporting surface. Grounds right across Australia have been looking to transition into this new variety and many grounds have already reaped the benefits. Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Redcliffe Dolphins and the Maitland Blacks Rugby Ground have all had TifTuf installed. Many other grounds including Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park) and the Gabba are also undertaking trials and are impressed with what they have seen.
If you are looking to put the best of the best in at your place, contact your local Lawn Solutions Australia turf supplier.
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The Australian lawn has become an icon in the Australian landscape. Lawn Solutions Australia (LSA) is ensuring that Australians are provided with the most beautiful and low maintenance turf varieties in the country, developed over decades of rigorous scientific testing.
To showcase these turf varieties, in an industry first sponsorship, LSA has proudly embraced the role of presenting partner to the largest and most prestigious horticultural event in the Southern Hemisphere – The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
Well and truly putting the great Australian Lawn back on its pedestal as the centrepiece of all great Aussie backyards!
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is the place where the best of the best strut their stuff and Lawn Solutions Australia, as the leading organisation in the Australian Turf industry is extremely excited to be a part of it.
