A lawn is an area of soil-covered land planted with grasses and other durable plants such as clover which is maintained at a short height with a lawnmower and used for aesthetic and recreational purposes. Common characteristics of a lawn are that it is composed only of grass species, it is subject to weed and pest control, it is subject to practices aimed at maintaining its green color, and it is regularly mowed to ensure an acceptable length, although these characteristics are not binding as a definition. Lawns are used around houses, apartments, commercial buildings, and offices. Many city parks also have large lawn areas. In recreational contexts, the specialized names turf, pitch, field or green may be used, depending on the sport and the continent.

Nara Native Turf – Better Than Blue Couch
Couch has long been a highly popular fine leafed grass. It is certainly very hardy and has earned its place in the Australian psyche but as our lifestyles change and plant breeding offers us more choices of lawn turfs, couch may…

Best Lawn Type For Shade
When we have trees and shrubs in our yards, or when we live in other high-density housing environments, shade from our gardens or surrounding buildings can be a real nuisance for our lawns. No matter what type of turf we grow at…

Which Lawn Type Requires Less Mowing
Lawn mowing field trials in Richmond NSW Photo courtesy of Ozbreed There are massive differences in the lawn mowing requirements of the different lawn types, in field trials, Empire Zoysia won the race to be the lawn…

Artificial Lawn
Plastic Grass – Ugly | Sterile | Polluting Artificial Grass – Is It Worth It Artificial grass, it’s been around for a very long time in a few countries, but it is only now that it is being heavily marketed and sold in Australia…

RTF Self Repairing Tall Fescue
Tall Fescue Lawns Tall Fescue is a wonderful lawn, it is a cool season grass which produces a very thick, dark green and luscious soft carpet of green lawn. This grass can also often be grown in warmer climates when adequate…

Queensland Blue Couch
Queensland Blue Couch Lawn Queensland Blue Couch remains one of the first choices for many homeowners around the country. In recent years, Queensland Blue has begun to be improved with several new variations of the grass, each…

Kentucky Bluegrass
Kentucky Bluegrass Lawns Although a native to Europe and Asia where it is widely known as Meadow Grass, Kentucky Bluegrass is the most popular cool season grass in the United States today, a situation which hasn’t changed for a…

Bentgrass
Bentgrass Lawns Bentgrass is a Cool Season lawn type which is widely known as being one of the most beautiful lawns of all the lawn varieties. It has a lovely deep rich green color, a fine leaf and forms a dense lush mat of…

Ryegrass Lawn
Perennial Ryegrass Perennial Ryegrass is a Cool Season lawn variety which remains a trusted choice in lawns within cooler climates around the world. It has excellent shade tolerance with a dark, rich green color, and is…

Compadre
Zoysia Compadre – Another Great Variety of Zoysia Zoysia Compadre follows in the footsteps of the ever popular Zoysia lawn variety, adding new benefits to a lawn type which is already a top performing lawn across many different…