🌱 Most Sunshine Coast lawns are one of three grasses - couch, buffalo, or kikuyu. They look similar at a glance but want very different care. Knowing which one you've got is the first step to a lawn that actually thrives.
Couch
The tight-knit dark-green carpet on older homes around Buderim and Maroochydore. Loves heat, hates shade. Cut short - 20–30mm - and mow weekly through summer or it shocks easily.
Buffalo (Sir Walter & similar)
Broad-leaf, soft underfoot, far more shade-tolerant than couch. Wants a higher cut - 40–50mm - and a slower cadence. Fortnightly through the growing season works well.
Kikuyu
Coarser leaf, fastest grower of the three. Common on rural blocks and acreage. Mow at 30–40mm - let it run past 100mm and it lays down and tangles, a nightmare to bring back without scalping.
Watering
Couch needs the most, buffalo the least. Deep weekly watering (15–20mm) beats daily light watering for all three - drives roots down and builds drought tolerance.
Right grass, right height - no scalping needed.
📸 Not sure what you've got? Send us a photo. We'll tell you, suggest a height and cadence, and quote the right service for that lawn - no scalping, no upselling.