Lawn Care Tips
by Habitat Lawn Care
for a happier healthier home lawn and environment

Lawn Types

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I'm after the lowest maintenance and most easy care lawn, I've been looking at all the regular suspects but still cannot find the solution, any ideas?

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I'm planting a new lawn soon in an area which doesn't get much sunlight throughout the day, can you tell me which lawn type would be best for a low sunlight area?

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I've been reading a lot about Zoysia grass lately, can you tell me what it is, how it differs from other lawns and whether it's as good as what it's being made out to be?

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I'm about to put down a new lawn at my home and have been considering growing Buffalo grass. Would Buffalo grass be a good lawn lawn choice.

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I have Kikuyu growing as a lawn in my backyard, I like the grass, it's soft for the kids to play on, it stays green and I don't seem to be able to cause any damage to it. But it grows so fast that it becomes unusable very quickly, is there anything I can do.
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I'm researching the different lawn varieties and seem to be leaning toward Couch for my new lawn. Is Couch a good lawn type, and what are the disadvantage i should be aware of?

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Can you tell me what rhizomes and stolons are in lawns, I've been doing a lot of research into lawn types and keep coming across these terms.
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I want to buy some Kikuyu to establish my new lawn with, but all I can find is Male Sterile Kikuyu. Can you tell me what it is, is it the same as normal Kikuyu.

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The Lawn Guide

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For more lawn care advice, we recommend The Lawn Guide, Australia's original and favourite source of independent lawn care advice, without the big grass company bias

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Links to specialised lawn care topic on The Lawn Guide discussing the benefits of Zoysia Grass
Links to Baileys Fertilisers in WA ~ a great Aussie company making terrific lawn and garden products
Links to Palmetto ~ the proven best Buffalo grass in Australia, and the only Buffalo grass we recommend