Over the last 17 years we have grown over 23 different varieties of grasses, ranging from Soft Leaf Buffalo, Zoysia, Paspalums, Queensland Blue, Carpet Grass, Centipede, Kikuyu and various varieties of Green Couch. Most of these grasses proved to be inadequate for the domestic home. Some of the problems for the home owner have been weed infestation, insect and fungal damage, water requirements and poor appearance. If you have a fair amount of turf knowledge, time and effort many of these problems could be controlled, however time is precious. In 17 years of growing, supplying and maintaining lawns we have found one lawn that has proved itself and had an excellent home owner approval rating, ‘Sir Walter’.
‘Sir Walter’ Premium Lawn Turf (Stenotaphram secundatum)
Daleys Turf is the leading producer of Australia’s favourite lawn ‘Sir Walter’ on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. ‘Sir Walter’ has now become the most sought after grass on the coast, and it is because of it’s excellent suitability to our coastal environment. Coupled with the fact that it was found and developed in the Hunter Valley, N.S.W it is Australia’s only native licensed premium lawn turf that comes with a certificate of authenticity.
- New generation soft leaf – prefect for kids
- Lush emerald green colour
- Zero weeds – because of it’s dense mat
- Shade and full sun tolerant
- Low water usage – great drought tolerance
- Salt tolerant – great for swimming pools
- Easy maintenance compared to other varieties
- Hard wearing
- Suitable for commercial applications
- Only turf grass to come with ‘Certificate of Authencity’
- Locally grown here on the Sunshine Coast
- Australian Bred and Owned
- Self repairing
Note: In shady situations ‘Sir Walter’ requires 3 – 4 hours of direct sunlight between the hours of 9am – 3 pm to be successful Daleys Turf can offer a back up service to all sales of ‘Sir Walter’ here on the coast, to ensure you are completely happy with your purchase. Backed by years of experience and expert team, we can handle the smallest orders to the largest requests, we are the most experienced turf producers here on the coast.
Wintergreen Couch (Cyndon Dactylon)
There are many types of green couches on the market today and we have grown quite a few of them, with our experience we find there is little difference between them so now we only grow the one variety which is Wintergreen. This is a hybrid variety developed for the sport fields but as it grows very quickly here in Queensland, we are able to grow several crops per year which makes it a cheaper grass variety and hence it’s used in the building trade widely. It’s fast grow rate, high fertilizer usage, lack of shade ability and attraction to army worm doesn’t make it entirely suitable for the domestic situation.
- Hard wearing suitable for sport fields, schools
- Drought tolerant
- Fine leaf texture
- Likes to be mown very short
- Cost effective for large areas
- Excellent chemical tolerance
Queensland Blue Couch (Digitaria Didactyla)
This is an outdated lawn variety, that is one of the most difficult grasses to grow especially here on the coast. With water restrictions becoming a major issue with lawns in SEQ, Queensland Blue couch days are numbered because of the large amounts of water homeowners apply trying to keep their lawn green all year round. There are many faults with this lawn but no one can dispute, that’s has the reputation of one of the best presentation lawns on the market as long you have a good knowledge about growing it.
Daleys Turf has continued to grow this lawn variety on smaller scale now, so we can accommodate landscapers and builders that need small amounts to repair existing lawns. You will need to ring our office or email us to check the availability.
Queensland Blue Couch is currently unavailable
