Hardwearing, slow-growing and shade-tolerant, Shadesman turf is the ideal groundcover for gardens where trees, fences or buildings cast shadows for part of the day. Background Shadesman is the result of decades of careful seed selection and plant breeding. Initially starting with wild grasses that spend most of their year under the snow of alpine meadows, Shadesman has been refined, improved and domesticated. So it has become a well-behaved and beautiful turf lawn grass. Furthermore, over time we have further developed it to create an easy-to-use turf that looks good and thrives in sun or partial shade. Why choose Shadesman for your lawn? But the greatest thing about Shadesman turf is that it looks and feels just like a normal lawn. But the difference is it won’t lose its colour or its vigour in low light conditions. Not only this but it also grows relatively slowly. So you can expect to mow around 50% less frequently than for our budget-grade turf. Lastly, high shoot density means that a lawn made with Shadesman will be thick, luxurious and very hard-wearing. Each roll of turf covers 1 square metre of prepared soil. We strongly recommend using a pre-turfing fertiliser with Shadesman turf. Please note: Shadesman turf will not perform well in the deepest shade. In areas that receive sunlight for less than half the day, you may need to over-seed once a year with our Shadesman seed . If you have previously purchased Shadesman Turf prior to 2022 our Shadesman seed would be more suitable. Buying turf for shady areas Coverage Each roll of Shadesman Turf measures 610mm (24″) wide by 1,640mm (64.5″) long and covers 1m². What’s in Shadesman Lawn Turf? 50% Poa Supina 50% Poa Pratensis For more information on calculating your turf requirements, preparing the soil and laying turf, please visit our Help Centre. Perishable living products should be installed on the day of delivery. In the unlikely event that your product does not arrive in good condition please get in touch immediately with photos showing the issue. The actual percentage of each species contained may vary due to environmental factors. Turfonline makes every effort to ensure the presence of weed grasses such as Poa annua are kept to a minimum, however we cannot guarantee that any turf is Poa annua free on delivery, either post or pre-emergent.
