The 6 California Native Sod products offered by Delta Bluegrass are a great choice for clients wanting to conserve water while saving time and money on maintenance.
Once established (2 years), healthy turf can be achieved using 50% less water than traditional sod varieties. Native Bentgrass™ and Delta Grassland Mix™ are cultivated to become the first native lawns available that withstand mowing for urban landscape areas. But be aware, that you should wait about one year before beginning a regular mowing program this type of sod.
For bio-swales, roadsides, medians, irrigation canals, erosion control, and environmental mitigation areas, they have also developed our Native Mow Free™, Biofiltration Sod™, Delta Native Heartland Sod™ and Native Preservation Mix™.
If you are looking for a meadow effect at a good price point and don’t feel like mowing but once or twice a year the Native Mow Free is a great choice. Although the initial installation comes with a higher upfront cost (about twice the cost of traditional sod), you can quickly recoup your investment on savings from not having to hire someone to mow your lawn regularly.
I’m finding that the Mow Free lawns do better in some shade and don’t do well is a really sunny spot. Have you found that to be true?