Turfgrass Maintenance Comparisons Levels

A lawn does not have to be the most intensively managed part of a landscape project. Selecting and managing the right turf can provide a low-maintenance landscape, while still retaining the attributes you love about a manicured lawn - low-growing, lush green color, dense-looking sod.

Evaluate various cool season and warm season options before deciding what's right for you. Consider things like:

Water usage
Mowing frequency
Fertilizer requirements
Early season green up, late season color retention
Drought tolerance
Insect and Disease resistance

Our turf-type buffalograss varieties perpetuate themselves and produce attractive lawns, while offering several advantages compared to more traditional cool season turfs, such as Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue. Buffalograss is extremely drought tolerant; it requires less water, fertilizer and pesticides and also needs less mowing, thatch control and other management.

A buffalograss lawn can complement any residential, commercial or acreage landscape project. Our 2 varieties, SUNDANCER and CODY, produce a darker, greener color that more closely mimic traditional turf. When left uncut, the fine-textured foliage of buffalograss lends a soft look to any landscape.

Turf Species	Overall Maintenance Score	Season	Soil Types	Irrigation	Mowing Frequency	Fertilizer	Spring Green-up	Drought Tolerance	Insect & Disease Resistance
Turf-Type Buffalograss (Sundancer & Cody)	Low	Warm	Any	Very Low	Low	Low	Mid-Late Spring	Very High	High
Prairie Partners Mix	Low	Warm	Any, Sandy	Low	Low	Low	Mid-Late Spring	Very High	High
Zoysiagrass	Low	Warm	Light, Sandy	Very Low	Average	Average	Mid-Late Spring	High	High
Bermuda	Low	Warm	Any, Sandy	Very Low	High	High	Mid-Late Spring	High	Low
Urban Meadow Mix	Low	Warm/Cool	Any	Low	Low	Low	Early Spring	High	High
Bee Lawn Mix	Low	Cool	Any	Low	Low	Low	Early Spring	Average	High
TRADITION Fine Fescue Blend	Medium	Cool	Any, Sandy	Low	Low	Low	Early Spring	High	High
DEFIANCE XRE Turf-Type Tall Fescue	Medium	Cool	Any	Low	Average	Low	Early Spring	High	High
Sports Turf Mix	Medium	Cool	Any	Average	High	High	Early Spring	Low	Average
Shady Grass Mix	Medium	Cool	Any	Average	Low	Average	Early Spring	Average	Average
Chewings Fescue	Medium	Cool	Any, Sandy	Low	Low	Low	Early Spring	High	Average
Creeping Red Fescue	Medium	Cool	Any	Low	Low	Low	Early Spring	Average	Average
Hard Fescue	Medium	Cool	Any	Low	Low	Low	Early Spring	Average	Average
Sheep Fescue	Medium	Cool	Any, Sandy	Low	Low	Low	Early Spring	Average	Average
Turf-Type Perennial Ryegrass	Medium	Cool	Medium, Sandy	High	Average	Average	Early Spring	Average	Low
Tall Fescue	High	Cool	Any, Sandy	Average	High	Average	Early Spring	Very Low	Average
Kentucky Bluegrass	High	Cool	Any, Sandy	Very High	High	High	Early Spring	Low	Average
Perennial Ryegrass	High	Cool	Light, Sandy	Very High	High	High	Early Spring	Very Low	Low

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Turfgrass Maintenance Comparisons Levels