Uses :
Generally Sir Walter is the ideal lawn for your problem areas, particularly if you have trees that shade your lawn and have previously had trouble growing other varieties in that patch.
Being a low maintenance, evergreen lawn, Sir Walter is the perfect choice for your family lawn and is the answer if you have high traffic areas, pets or a heavily shaded lawn area.
Maintenance :
Sir Walter should be maintained at about 40mm to give a beautiful soft feel to the lawn.
In a shady position it should be kept longer at all times, to allow more leaf growth to compensate for the lack of sunlight, and watered less frequently.
In spring your Sir Walter lawn (as with any lawn) should be mown very low and fertilised. This removes the thatch that has built up in your lawn and allows new stolon growth.
Sir Walter does not require a high fertilizer regime. Three applications of a balanced slow release lawn food - once in Sep, once in Dec, once in March - and a single application of a balanced organic fertiliser in April or May, per annum will give excellent results.
Once established Sir Walter requires much less water than other varieties of turf. In normal conditions generally one watering per week would be adequate then increase as required during peak summer. In conditions where the soil moisture is limited increase watering. For information on Water Restrictions in your area, go to www.sydneywater.com.au