How to establish a new grass, lawn & turf

There are a number of ways you can use to establish a new lawn.   Which way you use will depend on what is available and your budget.  Some new lawn varieties are hybrids which have been developed as new varieties.  These can only be purchased in a certain form,  Sir Walter buffalo for example is only available as roll-on or runners from selected turf farms. 

There are three main ways to establish your new lawn. 

1.  Roll-on -  this is lawn which comes like rolls of carpet.   The rolls come in usually a square yard or square mtr lengths.  Roll-on is very easy to use and makes an almost instant effect.   The only drawback to using Roll-on is that it can be expensive and it is heavy work to prepare the soil and level the lawn.

2.  Runner -  many running lawn varieties come as runners which can be planted on the lawn.  The runners will then spread over the lawn and become a lawn after a period.   Runners are easy to plant and work well, the draw back to using runners is that you have to wait a period for the runners to establish.  It is also recommended that the lawn not be walked on for the months it takes for the lawn to established.  Runners are a much cheaper way to establish a lawn. 

3.  Seed lawns - There are many types of seed lawn that can be purchased.  Even Kikuyu lawn can be grown from seed.  The major draw back to seed lawns is they take longer to establish and the lawn types are not as good as some of the new hybrid varieties.   Seed lawns are the cheapest way to establish a lawn,  and do not take a great deal of effort.  Levelling the soil, and getting your soil tilled nicely are the important factors when establishing a seed lawn.

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