Turfgrass Maintenance Comparison 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. Our buffalograss varieties perpetuate themselves and produce attractive lawns. Buffalograss lawns offer several advantages. Compared to establishing and managing cool season turf, such as Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue, buffalograss saves water, fertilizer and pesticides. It also requires less mowing, thatch control and other management.

A buffalograss lawn can complement any residential, commercial or acreage landscape project. Our newest variety, SUNDANCER, along with our standby varieties BOWIETM and CODYTM produce a darker, greener color that most gardeners desire. When left uncut, the fine-textured foliage of buffalograss lends a soft look to any landscape.


Turfgrass Comparison Levels for Low Maintenance
TURFGRASS SPECIES FERTILIZATION INCH/WEEK OF H2O WATER USE RATE MOWING OVERALL
Buffalograss Low 0.8 - 1.7 Very Low Low Low
Zoysiagrass Medium 1.5 - 2.2 Medium Medium Medium
Bermuda grass High 1.5 - 2.5 Medium-High High Medium
Tall Fescue Medium 2.1 - 3.6 Very High High Medium
Kentucky Bluegrass High 1.2 - 2.2 Medium High High
Perennial Ryegrass High 2.0 - 3.2 Very High High High