TOPGARDENASERVICES

Kikuyu:

·  Most widely used variety

·  Vigorous grower

·  Suitable for full sun, not shade tolerant

·  Bright green in colour

·  Coarse leaf texture

·  Good recovery from drought

·  Suits wide range of soil types

·  Fast establishment rate

·  Excellent wearability

·  Cut regularly during summer

·  Goes dormant on the Highveld in winter

·  Requires a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight per day to thrive

Gulf Green®:

·  Cynodon Variety

·  Indigenous

·  Fine leaf texture

·  Bright green in colour

·  Good tolerance of drought

·  Slightly shade tolerant

·  Suits wide range of soil types

·  Fast establishment rate

·  Excellent wearability

·  Cut regularly in summer

·  Goes dormant in the Highveld in winter

·  Requires a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight per day to thrive

 Bayview:

·  Cynodon Variety

·  Indigenous

·  Fine leaf texture

·  Blue green in colour

·  Good tolerance of drought

·  Not shade tolerant

·  Suits wide range of soil types

·  Moderate establishment rate

·  Good wearability

·  Cut regularly in summer

·  Goes dormant on the Highveld in winter

·  Requires a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight per day to thrive

LM:

·  Indigenous

·  Bright green in colour

·  Coarse leaf texture

·  Poor tolerance of drought and cold (high water usage)

·  Good tolerance of shade

·  Suits wide range of soil types

·  Fast establishment rate

·  Fair wearability

·  Frost Sensitive

TifSport®:

·  Cynodon Variety

·  Bred from indigenous parent varieties

·  Dark green in colour

·  Fine leaf texture

·  Good tolerance of drought and cold

·  Fair tolerance of the shade

·  Suits a wide range of soil

·  Moderate establishment rate

·  Good wearability

·  Successful on sports fields and home gardens

·  Goes dormant in winter

·  Top performer on the NTEP Trials for 12 Years in the USA

·  Approved by FIFA for Soccer Fields

GN2:

·  Cynodon Variety

·  Bred from indigenous parent varieties

·  Blue green in colour

·  Fine leaf texture

·  Good tolerance of drought

·  Good tolerance of the cold

·  Poor tolerance of shade

·  Suits a wide range of soil types

·  Moderate establishment rate

·  Good wearability

·  Goes dormant in winter

·  Successful on sports fields and golf courses

All Seasons Evergreen®:

·  Blend of Fescue and Rye

·  Tuft Grass

·  Indigenous

·  Dark green colour

·  Medium leaf texture

·  Green throughout the year

·  Requires approximately 25mm of water per week consistently

·  Does well in sun and semi-shade if maintained correctly

·  Suits a wide range of soil types

·  Can not grow from spriggs

·  Moderate wearability

Shade-Over®:

·  Blend of Fescue and Rye

·  Indigenous

·  Dark green colour

·  Fine leaf texture

·  Green throughout the year

·  Requires 25 mm water per week consistently

·  Medium tolerance of drought

·  Sensitive to fungal disease in wet conditions

·  Suitable in semi-shade and shade if maintained correctly

·  Cutting height is critical, not less than 50 mm up to 70 mm in shade

Bent:

·  Available on request