Breeding Nara™ native turf is the most important breeding work I have ever done. The breeder: Todd Layt. I have bred many forms of turf, such as Sapphire® Buffalo, Kenda® Kikuyu and Stadium® Couch, but I feel the most important breeding work I have ever done is to develop Nara™ Native Turf. For over 18…

Nara™ native turf is a low maintenance grass that is naturally very drought tolerant. It is generally a coastal grass but has been proven to work well many hundreds of kilometres inland. Common Zoysia macrantha is very salt tolerant, so it is no surprise that Nara™ turf has this quality as well, although it is better watered…

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 not always stack up as the best grass choice. Queensland Blue Couch has been…

Nara – The True Australian Lawn Nara Native Turf is a new variety of Zoysia grass which has been bred in Australia. While most Zoysia lawn types are not originally native Australian grass varieties, the Nara strain has been developed here, and as such is often referred to as Native Nara Turf. Nara is a very…

Who Shouldn’t Choose A Zoysia Lawn We understand that Zoysia will not be the best lawn for everybody. There are many considerations which homeowners need to consider before choosing their next lawn, and whether Zoysia will or will not be that lawn type will become apparent during each person’s own research. First will be the…

It may be an unusual lawn name, and in fact the name has been changed many times over the years. Known in past years by names such as Manilla Grass and Temple Grass, and other names – which all seem to sound like ornamental names, rather than names for home lawns. Today, Zoysia is taking…

Different Types Of Zoysia Grasses There are several different varieties within the Zoysia grass family, and each can have different strengths, weaknesses, suitability of climate and appearances. This article takes an general look into the most common Zoysia types used as lawns in Australia.   Zoysia Matrella The Zoysia matrella family is most suitable for…

The Lawn Guide is putting a new focus onto Zoysia grass as the best lawn type for use in all the warmer regions of Australia. Here are all the reasons why we believe Zoysia should become the future dominant grass type in Australia. We also recognise that Zoysia will not be the preferred lawn for…

Zoysia – The Great Choice For Low & Medium Use Government Areas This Zoysia article is directed once again at government, and specifically at the good people responsible for managing our roads and their accompanying nature strips, median strips, verges, roundabouts and every other area where they are responsible for planting and maintaining lawns and…

Time To Switch Our Parks To Zoysia We’re going to take a look at a typical Council park in suburban Australia. The park is planted with common Kikuyu, it has some shaded areas from some beautiful trees in the park, as well as a nice kids playground area. The park receives only minimal usage. So…