Turf
The right one comes down to how much sun the yard gets, how hard the lawn will be used, and how often you want to be mowing.
Soft underfoot and the most forgiving of the three. Copes with part shade and heavy use, which makes it the usual pick where there are kids or dogs. Broader leaf than couch, and it needs mowing less often.
| Sun | Full sun to part shade |
| Wear | High |
| Mowing | Every 2–3 weeks in season |
| Height | 30–40mm |
| Watch for | Slowest to recover if it dries right out |
Fine-leafed and the most manicured of the three — the carpet look. It wants full sun and regular mowing, and it will thin out under trees or against a south-facing fence.
| Sun | Full sun only |
| Wear | High |
| Mowing | Weekly in season |
| Height | 25–30mm |
| Watch for | Goes thin and patchy in shade |
Hard-wearing and the quickest to knit together, so it recovers fast from wear and is the most economical to establish. It's a vigorous runner, which is both its strength and the reason it needs good edging.
| Sun | Full sun to light shade |
| Wear | Very high |
| Mowing | Weekly in season |
| Height | 30mm |
| Watch for | Runs into garden beds without edging |
The bit that matters more than the variety
Perth sand drains in seconds and holds almost nothing — no water, no nutrients. Roll turf straight onto it and it will yellow off in its first summer no matter which variety you picked. Every lawn we lay gets imported soil and proper levelling first, and a retic system set up to reach every corner. That's what decides whether a lawn lives, not the label on the roll.
Next step
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