There are many reasons why Palmetto is the World’s #1 selling PBR Soft Leaf Buffalo grass. Palmetto St. Augustine is a low maintenance turf grass with a beautiful emerald green colour. Excellent Shade and Drought Tolerance, Cold Hardiness, Disease Resistance and Soft to the Touch feel making Palmetto the ideal turf grass for your home. Order your Buffalo lawn in Perth today from Supa Soils Landscape Supplies
Key Benefits
Shade Tolerant – is one of the most shade tolerant lawns available, maintaining colour & cover in shady conditions.
Low Maintenance – is a low water user & requires less fertiliser, mowing & renovation than most other turf varieties.
Less Invasive – can easily be contained with the occasional use of an edger & is easily removed from garden beds.
Soft Leaf & Low Allergy – makes Palmetto ideally suited to children and the whole family.
Attractive – a broad emerald green leaf with a vertical growth habit. Finer leaf than most other buffaloes.
Applications
The best residential grass for Perth and also suitable for commercial low traffic areas and low mowing frequency, e.g. verges.
Comparison
| •Visual Appeal | Emerald green, broad vertical leaf. |
| •Watering | Low water user. 40ml per week (Over 2-3 days) in Summer, no watering required during Winter |
| •Mowing Frequency | Every 2 weeks in Summer, 4-6 weeks in Winter. |
| •Wear/Tolerance | Moderate to low |
| •Sunlight/Shade | Minimum 3 hours direct sunlight per day |
| •Drought/Frost Tolerance | Drought tolerance is very good. Frost tolerance also very good. |
| •Drought/Frost Recovery | Very Good. |
| •Weeds | More related to the turf farm that grows it, Greenacres is proud to deliver guaranteed Weed free Palmetto Soft Leaf Buffalo Lawn. |
| •Cost/Value | Higher initial up front cost (than couch), however lower maintenance required over life of the lawn than many other varieties. |