LM grass is an indigenous instant lawn well known for great shade tolerance.LM Berea grass is a lighter green, medium coarse textured creeping grass well suited for diverse growing conditions pertaining to sun and shade. LM grass' root system grows on top of the ground and cannot be cut too short. It has moderate traffic tolerance and is a slow-growing lawn. Its slow-growing habit makes it an easy lawn to maintain. When cutting the grass, always remember the 1/3 rd RULE – Never remove more than 1/3 of the leaf blade at a time.
LM grass characteristics
Below are some of the key characteristics of LM grass:
- Its indigenous to South Africa and Mozambique
- Tolerates full sun and semi-shade to fairly high shade
- Has soft feel
- Wearable fairly
- Shallow rooted, requires high mowing
- Tolerates frost poorly, its a warm season grass
- Goes dormant in winter
Planting of LM grass
LM lawn can be planted through:
- Seeds, not advisable if inexperinced.
- Sods (blocks of 2 or 3 pieces per m2), the mostly recommended way since the grass is already established at the farm
LM lawn maintenance
The following are some of the key things to keep in mind after planting LM lawn:
- Establishment takes up to 4 weeks hence no mowing and traffic during this period.
- In order to maintain good moisture levels, watering of LM lawn is to be done daily for 2 consecutive weeks. During this period watering is to be done in the mornings but should it be too hot, afternoon watering is required as well. Starting from the 3rd week, watering is to be done on every 2nd or 3rd day depending on the prevailing weather conditions.
Summary of LM grass characteristics
Botanical Name: | Dactyloctenium australe |
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Common Name(s): | LM grass, LM Lawn, LM Turf, Berea grass, Durban grass, Coat grass, Sweet smother grass |
Categories: | Instant Grasses |
Traffic: | Moderate traffic tolerant |
Spread: | Establishes and spreads slowly |
Origin: | Indigenous |
Light: | Full sun and semi-shade |
Winter Behaviour: | Dormant and is poor frost tolerant |
Maintenance: | Cut at least once a month in summer; once in 2 to 3 weeks in winter if necessary |
Watering: | At least once or more if necessary a week in summer; at lest once a week in winter |
Fine Lines Landscaping offers LM Grass, Berea Grass, Durban Grass, Coat Grass, LM Lawn in Randburg, Sandton, Rumsig, Parktown, Roodepoort, Centurion, Midrand, Pretoria, Lanseria, Northriding, Krugersdrop, Kempton Park, Benoni, Germiston. LM grass can be ordered online or through WhatApp 063 335 5126 or phone call to 010 213 4275 or email sales@finelineslandscaping.co.za or by visiting us at the nursery. Deliveries are either done on the same day or next day or next possible day depending on availability of the LM grass.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Below are some of the frequently asked questions about LM grass.
What does LM stand for in grass?
LM grass is named after the colonial name of the capital city of Mozambique, Lorenzo Marques, but the more common commercial name is Berea Grass.
Does LM grass spread?
It has a creeping growth habit but less invasive than Kikuyu Grass. LM grass is a little bit heat tolerant and can recover from drought and heat stress due to its creeping growth habit. LM grass is well suited to home lawns, office parks, rough areas on golf courses and shade areas.
How fast does LM grass grow?
It is a slow-growing lawn with a moderate traffic tolerance. This slow-growing habit makes it an easy lawn to maintain. When planting new LM lawn remember that establishment takes 4 weeks; within this phase you are to leave the grass as undisrupted as possible.
How do I maintain LM grass?
Water your LM grass daily for two consecutive weeks in order to maintaining good moisture. Water for 25min if watering with a tool that provides a concentrated water blanket (e.g. Hose with sprinkler head). Water for 45min if you are watering with a device that oscillates.
Does LM grass need lawn dressing?
Don't put any lawn dressing on LM grass.
Does LM grass need a lot of water?
LM grass thrives with an irrigation system. If water is scarce the grass will go dormant and brown and die after an extended period of drought. Despite it being relatively drought tolerant when it matures, LM grass requires constant watering until the root system is established.
Can I mix LM and kikuyu?
LM grass can be combined with Kikuyu grass to fill in the shady areas.
Does LM grass grow in shade?
LM grass grows well in full sun, as well as in shady and semi-shade areas of the garden.
Should I water LM grass in winter?
You might only need watering once in a week or fortnight in summer while in winter every 3-4 weeks.
Where can I buy LM grass near me in Gauteng
Fine Lines Landscaping offers LM grass for sale in all suburbs within
Gauteng province as detailed below:
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Grass For Sale Alberton, LM
Grass For Sale Alexandra, LM
Grass For Sale Allens Nek, LM
Grass For Sale Amberfield, LM
Grass For Sale Atholhurst, LM
Grass For Sale Atholl, LM
Grass For Sale Atholl Gardens, LM
Grass For Sale Austin View, LM
Grass For Sale Barbeque Downs, LM
Grass For Sale Barlow Park, LM
Grass For Sale Benmore Gardens, LM
Grass For Sale Benoni, LM
Grass For Sale Beverley, LM
Grass For Sale Beverley AH, LM
Grass For Sale Blackheath, LM
Grass For Sale Blairgowrie, LM
Grass For Sale Blandford Ridge AH, LM
Grass For Sale Blue Heaven, LM
Grass For Sale Blue Hills, LM
Grass For Sale Blue Hills AH, LM
Grass For Sale Boksburg, LM
Grass For Sale Bordeaux, LM
Grass For Sale Boskruin, LM
Grass For Sale Brakpan, LM
Grass For Sale Bramley Park, LM
Grass For Sale Brendavere, LM
Grass For Sale Bridle Park AH, LM
Grass For Sale Broadacres, LM
Grass For Sale Broadacres AH, LM
Grass For Sale Bromhof, LM
Grass For Sale Bronberg, LM
Grass For Sale Bronberrick, LM
Grass For Sale Bronkhorstspruit, LM
Grass For Sale Brooklyn, LM
Grass For Sale Brummeria, LM
Grass For Sale Bryanston, LM
Grass For Sale Bryanston East, LM
Grass For Sale Bryanston West, LM
Grass For Sale Bryntirion, LM
Grass For Sale Buccleugh, LM
Grass For Sale Capital Park, LM
Grass For Sale Carlswald, LM
Grass For Sale Carlswald North Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Cedar Lakes, LM
Grass For Sale Centurion, LM
Grass For Sale Chislehurston, LM
Grass For Sale Claremont, LM
Grass For Sale Claudius, LM
Grass For Sale Clubview, LM
Grass For Sale Clydesdale, LM
Grass For Sale Clynton, LM
Grass For Sale Colbyn, LM
Grass For Sale Commercia, LM
Grass For Sale Constantia Kloof, LM
Grass For Sale Constantia Park, LM
Grass For Sale Cornwall Hill, LM
Grass For Sale Country Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Country Life Park, LM
Grass For Sale Country View, LM
Grass For Sale Cowdray Park, LM
Grass For Sale Craigavon AH, LM
Grass For Sale Craighall, LM
Grass For Sale Cramerview, LM
Grass For Sale Crescent Wood, LM
Grass For Sale Cresta, LM
Grass For Sale Crowthorne AH, LM
Grass For Sale Cynthiavale, LM
Grass For Sale Dainfern, LM
Grass For Sale Dainfern Ridge, LM
Grass For Sale Dainfern Valley, LM
Grass For Sale Danville, LM
Grass For Sale Darrenwood, LM
Grass For Sale Daspoort, LM
Grass For Sale De Wilgers, LM
Grass For Sale Deerness, LM
Grass For Sale Dennehof, LM
Grass For Sale Derdepoort, LM
Grass For Sale Derdepoortpark, LM
Grass For Sale Despatch, LM
Grass For Sale Die Wilgers, LM
Grass For Sale Discovery, LM
Grass For Sale Doornpoort, LM
Grass For Sale Dorandia, LM
Grass For Sale Doringkloof, LM
Grass For Sale Douglasdale, LM
Grass For Sale Driefontein, LM
Grass For Sale Duxberry, LM
Grass For Sale East Lynne, LM
Grass For Sale Eastcliff, LM
Grass For Sale Eastgate, LM
Grass For Sale Eastwood, LM
Grass For Sale Ebony Park, LM
Grass For Sale Edenburg, LM
Grass For Sale Edenvale, LM
Grass For Sale Eersterust, LM
Grass For Sale Ekklesia, LM
Grass For Sale Elandspoort, LM
Grass For Sale Elarduspark, LM
Grass For Sale Eldo Glen, LM
Grass For Sale Eldo Park, LM
Grass For Sale Eldo View, LM
Grass For Sale Eldoraigne, LM
Grass For Sale Eldow Meadows, LM
Grass For Sale Eloffsdal, LM
Grass For Sale Emmarentia, LM
Grass For Sale Epsom Downs, LM
Grass For Sale Equestria, LM
Grass For Sale Erand, LM
Grass For Sale Erasmia, LM
Grass For Sale Erasmuskloof, LM
Grass For Sale Erasmusrand, LM
Grass For Sale Faerie Glen, LM
Grass For Sale Fairland, LM
Grass For Sale Ferndale, LM
Grass For Sale Fleurhof, LM
Grass For Sale Florida, LM
Grass For Sale Fountainebleau, LM
Grass For Sale Fourways, LM
Grass For Sale Frankenwald, LM
Grass For Sale Gallo Manor, LM
Grass For Sale Garsfontein, LM
Grass For Sale Germiston, LM
Grass For Sale Glen Austin AH, LM
Grass For Sale Glenadrienne, LM
Grass For Sale Glenferness AH, LM
Grass For Sale Gleniffer, LM
Grass For Sale Greenside, LM
Grass For Sale Greenside East, LM
Grass For Sale Groenkloof, LM
Grass For Sale Halfway Gardens, LM
Grass For Sale Halfway House, LM
Grass For Sale Hazelwood, LM
Grass For Sale Headway Hill, LM
Grass For Sale Heidelberg, LM
Grass For Sale Helderkruin, LM
Grass For Sale Hennopspark, LM
Grass For Sale Hermanstad, LM
Grass For Sale Heuweloord, LM
Grass For Sale Heuwelsig, LM
Grass For Sale Highveld, LM
Grass For Sale Hillcrest, LM
Grass For Sale Honeydew, LM
Grass For Sale Hurl Park, LM
Grass For Sale Hurlingham, LM
Grass For Sale Hyde Park, LM
Grass For Sale Illovo, LM
Grass For Sale Inanda, LM
Grass For Sale Irene, LM
Grass For Sale Isando, LM
Grass For Sale Ivory Park, LM
Grass For Sale Jackal Creek Golf Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Jan Niemand Park, LM
Grass For Sale Johannesburg, LM
Grass For Sale Johannesburg North, LM
Grass For Sale Jukskei Park, LM
Grass For Sale Jukskei View, LM
Grass For Sale Kaalfontein, LM
Grass For Sale Kelland, LM
Grass For Sale Kelvin View, LM
Grass For Sale Kempton Park, LM
Grass For Sale Kengies, LM
Grass For Sale Kilberry, LM
Grass For Sale Kilner Park, LM
Grass For Sale Kirkney, LM
Grass For Sale Kleve AH, LM
Grass For Sale Kleve Hill Park, LM
Grass For Sale Kloofsig, LM
Grass For Sale Knopjeslaagte, LM
Grass For Sale Koedoespoort, LM
Grass For Sale Kosmosdal, LM
Grass For Sale Kramerville, LM
Grass For Sale Kromdraai, LM
Grass For Sale Krugersdorp, LM
Grass For Sale Kwaggasrand, LM
Grass For Sale Kya Sands, LM
Grass For Sale Kyalami AH, LM
Grass For Sale Kyalami Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Kyalami Gardens, LM
Grass For Sale Kyalami Heights, LM
Grass For Sale Kyalami Hills, LM
Grass For Sale Kyalami Park, LM
Grass For Sale La Montagne, LM
Grass For Sale Laudium, LM
Grass For Sale Lenasia, LM
Grass For Sale Les Marais, LM
Grass For Sale Linbro Park, LM
Grass For Sale Linbro Park AH, LM
Grass For Sale Linden, LM
Grass For Sale Lindhaven, LM
Grass For Sale Little Falls, LM
Grass For Sale Lone Hill, LM
Grass For Sale Lotus Gardens, LM
Grass For Sale Louwlardia, LM
Grass For Sale Lukasrand, LM
Grass For Sale Lydiana, LM
Grass For Sale Lyme Park, LM
Grass For Sale Lynnwood, LM
Grass For Sale Lyttelton, LM
Grass For Sale Lyttelton Hoewes, LM
Grass For Sale Lyttelton Manor, LM
Grass For Sale Magaliesburg, LM
Grass For Sale Magalieskruin, LM
Grass For Sale Magaliessig, LM
Grass For Sale Magaliesview, LM
Grass For Sale Marlboro, LM
Grass For Sale Maroeladal, LM
Grass For Sale Maroelana, LM
Grass For Sale Mayville, LM
Grass For Sale Menlo Park, LM
Grass For Sale Menlyn, LM
Grass For Sale Meyerspark, LM
Grass For Sale Meyerton, LM
Grass For Sale Midrand, LM
Grass For Sale Midridge Park, LM
Grass For Sale Midstream Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Mill Hill, LM
Grass For Sale Monavoni, LM
Grass For Sale Montana, LM
Grass For Sale Montana Gardens, LM
Grass For Sale Montana Park, LM
Grass For Sale Montana Tuine, LM
Grass For Sale Montecello, LM
Grass For Sale Montgomery Park, LM
Grass For Sale Monument Park, LM
Grass For Sale Moodie Hill, LM
Grass For Sale Mooikloof, LM
Grass For Sale Moregloed, LM
Grass For Sale Moreletapark, LM
Grass For Sale Morningside, LM
Grass For Sale Morningside Manor, LM
Grass For Sale Mountain View, LM
Grass For Sale Muckleneuk, LM
Grass For Sale Muldersdrift, LM
Grass For Sale Murrayfield, LM
Grass For Sale Navors, LM
Grass For Sale Nellmapius, LM
Grass For Sale New Brighton, LM
Grass For Sale New Muckleneuk, LM
Grass For Sale Newlands, LM
Grass For Sale Noordwyk, LM
Grass For Sale Norscot, LM
Grass For Sale North Riding, LM
Grass For Sale Northcliff, LM
Grass For Sale Northern Acres, LM
Grass For Sale Northgate, LM
Grass For Sale Northview Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Northwold, LM
Grass For Sale Olievenhoutbosch, LM
Grass For Sale Olievenhoutpoort, LM
Grass For Sale Olifantsfontein, LM
Grass For Sale Olivedale, LM
Grass For Sale Olympus, LM
Grass For Sale Onderstepoort, LM
Grass For Sale Palmlands AH, LM
Grass For Sale Panorama, LM
Grass For Sale Parkhurst, LM
Grass For Sale Parkmore, LM
Grass For Sale Parktown, LM
Grass For Sale Parkview, LM
Grass For Sale Paulshof, LM
Grass For Sale Philip Nel Park, LM
Grass For Sale Pierre van Ryneveld, LM
Grass For Sale Pine Slopes AH, LM
Grass For Sale Plooysville AH, LM
Grass For Sale Pretoria, LM
Grass For Sale Pretoria Central, LM
Grass For Sale Pretoria Gardens, LM
Grass For Sale Pretoria North, LM
Grass For Sale Pretoria West, LM
Grass For Sale Pretoriuspark, LM
Grass For Sale Queenswood, LM
Grass For Sale Rabie Ridge, LM
Grass For Sale Radiokop, LM
Grass For Sale Randburg, LM
Grass For Sale Randfontein, LM
Grass For Sale Randjesfontein, LM
Grass For Sale Randjespark, LM
Grass For Sale Randjespark Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Randpark, LM
Grass For Sale Randpark Ridge, LM
Grass For Sale Raslouw, LM
Grass For Sale Reiger Park, LM
Grass For Sale Riepen Park, LM
Grass For Sale Rietfontein, LM
Grass For Sale Rietondale, LM
Grass For Sale Rietvalleirand, LM
Grass For Sale Riverclub, LM
Grass For Sale Riverglen, LM
Grass For Sale Riviera, LM
Grass For Sale Rivonia, LM
Grass For Sale Robin Acres, LM
Grass For Sale Robin Hills, LM
Grass For Sale Robindale, LM
Grass For Sale Roodekrans, LM
Grass For Sale Roodepoort, LM
Grass For Sale Rooihuiskraal, LM
Grass For Sale Roospark AH, LM
Grass For Sale Rosslyn, LM
Grass For Sale Ruimsig, LM
Grass For Sale Saddlebrook Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Salfred AH, LM
Grass For Sale Salvokop, LM
Grass For Sale Sandhurst, LM
Grass For Sale Sandown, LM
Grass For Sale Sandton, LM
Grass For Sale Savanna Hills Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Sharonlea, LM
Grass For Sale Shere, LM
Grass For Sale Silver Lakes Estate, LM
Grass For Sale Silverton, LM
Grass For Sale Silvertondale, LM
Grass For Sale Simba, LM
Grass For Sale Sinoville, LM
Grass For Sale Sonnedal, LM
Grass For Sale Sonneglans, LM
Grass For Sale Springs, LM
Grass For Sale Sterrewag, LM
Grass For Sale Strathoven, LM
Grass For Sale Strubens Valley, LM
Grass For Sale Suiderberg, LM
Grass For Sale Summerset, LM
Grass For Sale Sunderland Ridge, LM
Grass For Sale Sundowner, LM
Grass For Sale Sunninghill, LM
Grass For Sale Sunset Acres, LM
Grass For Sale The Reeds, LM
Grass For Sale Tileba, LM
Grass For Sale Treesbank AH, LM
Grass For Sale Trevenna, LM
Grass For Sale Tuine, LM
Grass For Sale Valhalla, LM
Grass For Sale Vanderbijlpark, LM
Grass For Sale Vereeniging, LM
Grass For Sale Victory Park, LM
Grass For Sale Villieria, LM
Grass For Sale Vorna Valley, LM
Grass For Sale Waltloo, LM
Grass For Sale Wapadrand, LM
Grass For Sale Waterkloof, LM
Grass For Sale Waterval, LM
Grass For Sale Waverley, LM
Grass For Sale Weavind Park, LM
Grass For Sale Weltevredenpark, LM
Grass For Sale Wendywood, LM
Grass For Sale Weskoppies, LM
Grass For Sale Wespark, LM
Grass For Sale Westonaria, LM
Grass For Sale Wierda Valley, LM
Grass For Sale Wierdapark, LM
Grass For Sale Wilgeheuwel, LM
Grass For Sale Wilgers, LM
Grass For Sale Willaway, LM
Grass For Sale Willow Glen, LM
Grass For Sale Willow Park Manor, LM
Grass For Sale Willowbrook, LM
Grass For Sale Windsor East, LM
Grass For Sale Windsor Glen, LM
Grass For Sale Windsor West, LM
Grass For Sale Wingate Park, LM
Grass For Sale Witkoppen, LM
Grass For Sale Witpoort, LM
Grass For Sale Wolmer, LM
Grass For Sale Wonderboom, LM
Grass For Sale Woodhill, LM
Grass For Sale Woodlands, LM
Grass For Sale Woodmead, LM
Grass For Sale Wynberg, LM
Grass For Sale Zevenfontein, LM
Grass For Sale Zwartkop, LM
Grass For Sale Zwavelpoort