hi everyone joe here from lawn solutions australia
we love sharing our knowledge of lawns explaining the different lawn varieties that are available
and providing advice on the different lawn care products and how to best look
after your lawn but who is lawn solutions australia great question joe let's find out
lawn solutions australia known as lsa for short is a national network of locally owned
and mostly family operated turf businesses to become an lsa member you must grow grass to
the highest industry standards and be approved by the Australian genetic assurance program for turf
called Ausgap in order to grow the lsa grasses that members supply
lawn solutions australia members grow the lsa range of turf varieties including sir walter dna
certified soft leaf buffalo tiff tough hybrid bermuda sir grange zoysia plus a host of other
varieties that are suited to specific regions these turf grasses were introduced from lsa's
extensive turf research and development program which has the largest turf research facility
in the southern hemisphere northern hemisphere as part of this turf research program
we work with the world's leading turf breeders and turf scientists
to find new and improved turf varieties to give consumers better choices when picking
a new lawn thousands of grasses are bred and tested before a short list of elite performers
are then put into further trials testing how they perform under wear shade and drought conditions
if the grasses are successful in those trials they will then undergo further trials
testing herbicide resistance establishment speed of recovery and harvestability we trial
these grasses in a range of climates right across australia to see how they will handle the aussie
conditions we will also compare them against existing turf varieties to see how they stand up
we are looking for grasses that don't just perform or survive we are looking for new grasses that
have a real point of difference show exceptional qualities qualities that haven't been seen
in the marketplace before the cream of the crop it is not until or if we find this new grass that we
will release it to lsa members for turf production the results of this program are represented by the
successes of each of the grasses released sir walter dna certified soft leaf buffalo
has led the way to become the most successful commercial turf variety in australia's
history it has excellent shade tolerance and is incredibly versatile across a range of climates
tif tuff hybrid bermuda is a relatively new turf grass when compared to sir walter but is
the first turf grass in history to be awarded the smart approved watermark for water efficiency and
drought tolerance bred out of the famous tifton university by the world's best tif tuff has
shown superior qualities to that of over 30 000 different varieties and is an absolute standout
when it comes to not just this variety of grass but all grasses sir grange zoysia a grass like
no other sir grange can be maintained at a variety of different heights and it's a slow growing grass
providing an alternative lawn option that's never been available to consumers at this quality before
originally bred for golf courses so you know it's impressive sir grange is known as brf
zeon zoysia in the u.s and was the grass of choice to the olympic golf course in rio
we can't wait to share with you some of the exciting new grasses we currently have in
development over the coming years if you're looking to install a new lawn
or want some more information about some of the grasses our members supply
get in touch with us here at lawn solutions australia or give your local lsa member a call
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