Standard tall fescue. Very durable. Tolerates daily wear. Fast growth. Excellent recovery end activity levels. Slightly reduced growth from injury. Coarse texture. Medium green rate. Good injury recovery. Medium/coarse color. Tolerates up to 40% shade.

Dwarf tall fescue. Durable. Tolerates week-

texture. Medium dark green. Tolerates 25% shade.

Extra dwarf tall fescue. Use ornamentally where there are low activity levels. Slow injury recovery. Substantially reduced mow clippings. Medium/fine texture. Dark green. Do not use in shade. Available only in soil-less Lite Sod.

Pureblue is a 100% elite bluegrass blend. Ryeblue is 80% bluegrass and 20% peren-nial rye. Both are fine textured and dense. Ryeblue is a little more resilient. Pureblue is more elegant in appearance. They do best in moderate coastal areas; avoid inland valleys. Do not tolerate shade or salinity. Available only in soil-less Lite Sod.

All members of the Marathon Family stay green year-round and are deep rooted, drought resistant, and very well adapted to varying Southern California climates and soils.

Lite Sod is available as Marathon III, Pure-blue and Ryeblue. It is soil-less, semi-hydro-ponically sod grown on a mixture of green waste and recycled wood chips spread on a plastic barrier sheet. As the sod grows, the roots are forced laterally by the barrier to form a clean naturally interwoven mat. Sod pieces are lighter weight and are harvested in 2 ft. x 4 ft. pieces.

A blend of creeping red fescue. Often seen on unmowed slopes. It can also be used in any ornamental area where a mounding ground cover effect is desired. Can be cut at 2” for a traditional turf appearance. However, it is not as durable as Marathon® varieties in lawn application and we recommend it be limited to areas where high shade will not support the Marathon® varieties.

Very coarse thick stemmed runners. Used primarily where shade tolerance is the top priority. Native to the southern United States where humid conditions do not permit cool-season lawn varieties to flourish. Considerable thatching. Requires concrete borders for containment. Dormant in winter.

Hybrid Bermuda. Excellent as athletic field or recreational turf. Often used on golf course putting greens. Very dense, low-growing, fine textured. With consistent care and trimming will create an attractive “manicured” look. Develops thatch. Requires concrete borders for containment. Becomes dormant in winter.

Very fine textured, dense, low and slow growing. Excellent for putting greens. Requires greens mower. Can be left un-mowed for free form mounding appearance. Good shade tolerance. Susceptible to disease in spring and fall, but recovers fully. Develops thatch. Requires concrete borders for containment. Dormant in winter.

SELECTION GUIDEMarathon® Sod Marathon® II Lite Sod Marathon® III Lite

Purebluetm LiteRyebluetm Lite

St. Augustine Tifgreen

GreenWavetm

Primo® Zoysia

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Standard tall fescue. Very durable. Tolerates daily wear. Fast growth. Excellent recovery

end activity levels. Slightly reduced growth from injury. Coarse texture. Medium green

rate. Good injury recovery. Medium/coarse color. Tolerates up to 40% shade.

Dwarf tall fescue. Durable. Tolerates week-

texture. Medium dark green. Tolerates 25% shade.

Extra dwarf tall fescue. Use ornamentally where there are low activity levels. Slow injury recovery. Substantially reduced mow clippings. Medium/fine texture. Dark green. Do not use in shade. Available only in soil-less Lite Sod.

Pureblue is a 100% elite bluegrass blend. Ryeblue is 80% bluegrass and 20% peren-nial rye. Both are fine textured and dense. Ryeblue is a little more resilient. Pureblue is more elegant in appearance. They do best in moderate coastal areas; avoid inland valleys. Do not tolerate shade or salinity. Available only in soil-less Lite Sod.

All members of the Marathon Family stay green year-round and are deep rooted, drought resistant, and very well adapted to varying Southern California climates and soils.

Lite Sod is available as Marathon III, Pure-blue and Ryeblue. It is soil-less, semi-hydro-ponically sod grown on a mixture of green waste and recycled wood chips spread on a plastic barrier sheet. As the sod grows, the roots are forced laterally by the barrier to form a clean naturally interwoven mat. Sod pieces are lighter weight and are harvested in 2 ft. x 4 ft. pieces.

A blend of creeping red fescue. Often seen on unmowed slopes. It can also be used in any ornamental area where a mounding ground cover effect is desired. Can be cut at 2” for a traditional turf appearance. However, it is not as durable as Marathon

® varieties in lawn application and we recommend it be limited to areas where high shade will not support the Marathon

® varieties.

Very coarse thick stemmed runners. Used primarily where shade tolerance is the top priority. Native to the southern United States where humid conditions do not permit cool-season lawn varieties to flourish. Considerable thatching. Requires concrete borders for containment. Dormant in winter.

Hybrid Bermuda. Excellent as athletic field or recreational turf. Often used on golf course putting greens. Very dense, low-growing, fine textured. With consistent care and trimming will create an attractive “manicured” look. Develops thatch. Requires concrete borders for containment. Becomes dormant in winter.

Very fine textured, dense, low and slow growing. Excellent for putting greens. Requires greens mower. Can be left un-mowed for free form mounding appearance. Good shade tolerance. Susceptible to disease in spring and fall, but recovers fully. Develops thatch. Requires concrete borders for containment. Dormant in winter.

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Tifgreen

Marathon® Family

GreenWaveTM

St. Augustine

RyeblueTM

PureblueTM

Disease Resistance:Tifgreen

Marathon® Family

St. Augustine

®Primo

GreenWaveTM

RyeblueTM

PureblueTM

Recovery from Moderate Wear:Tifgreen

St. Augustine, Primo®

Marathon® Family

PureblueTM

RyeblueTM

GreenWaveTM

Tolerance to Poor Soil:®Primo

Tifgreen

Marathon® Family

St. Augustine

GreenWaveTM

RyeblueTM

PureblueTM

Water Conserving:®Primo

Tifgreen

Marathon® Family

St. Augustine

GreenWaveTM

RyeblueTM

PureblueTM

Shade Tolerance:®Primo

St. Augustine

GreenWaveTM

Marathon® Family

PureblueTM

RyeblueTM

Tifgreen

Heat Tolerance:®Primo

Tifgreen

St. Augustine

Marathon® Family

GreenWaveTM

RyeblueTM

PureblueTM

Resistance to Thatching:Marathon® Family

RyeblueTM

PureblueTM

GreenWaveTM

®Primo

St. Augustine

Tifgreen

SELECTION GUIDEPet urine will burn all lawns.