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Hi guys,
Just moved into new place first time lawn owner. Have some questions:
1. Could someone help identify what type of grass I have?
2. Also in the second photo attached, is this a weed that is growing (thr longer stems with purple tips)? This is only found in the front lawn, the neighbours front lawn seems to have these growing as well none in my backyard lawn though.
3. What's the best thing I can do to try create a "fuller" look to my lawn as some areas looking bare?
Appreciate any advice and help!
Thanks in advance!
Jimmy
1. Backyard lawn
2. Front lawn weeds?
3. Backyard lawn
Thanks Jacob. I followed yours and @MitchellMc's advice, and after all that soil prep, I laid the new turf today 
Thank you both for your advice!
Hi everyone,
Can anyone can share some trip how to identify this grass or weed. That will be awesome if you can also advise how kill it properly. I realized they grow ever crazier after i trim my grass. My parents recently got a heavy allergic to grass pollen. I really dun know what to do.
I will be much appreciated if someone can give me some advice.
best
Mchu
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Mchu. It's splendid to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about lawn care.
It looks like your lawn has grown exceptionally long, up to 40 centimeters or more, which makes it really difficult to identify individual grass species or weeds, as they rarely look like their normal form when left uncut for so long. It seems you likely have a mix of grasses in there. One thing to consider is how quickly it grows back to this height after mowing. If it’s reaching 40 cm in just a few weeks, your growing conditions are very favourable, which also encourages weeds to spread.
For controlling the weeds among your grass, a broadleaf weed killer can be used, but it’s important to test it first on your main grass variety, to make sure it isn’t harmed. If your goal is to re-establish a healthy lawn, you’ll want to mow it down gradually and treat the weeds carefully. If you’d prefer to remove all the grass and weeds entirely and replace it with something like gravel or paving, a glyphosate spray can be used to kill everything in the area. When using glyphosate, it’s very important to wear proper PPE, including a face mask, safety glasses, gloves, long sleeves, trousers, and enclosed footwear to protect against exposure.
Before taking action, it may help to clarify whether you want to save and rejuvenate your lawn or start fresh with a different surface, as the treatment approach will differ significantly depending on that goal.
Here are a couple of helpful guides: How to care for your lawn in Summer and How to care for your lawn in Winter.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
The Yates 4L BuffaloPro Hose On Lawn Weed Killer - 4L will kill a whole range of common weeds in a lawn, without killing the grass @Mchu. The weed you have appears to be clover, which that product will kill.
Mitchell
Hi!
At the start of spring my lawn (which I am 99% sure was buffalo grass- the horticulturist I spoke to at Bunnings agreed) became completely overtaken by Bindiis and clovers. After a lot of work, including two herbicide treatments, I was able to get rid of almost all of the weeds...however, was left with a very sad, bare yard, as the grass had been so suffocated by the weeds. After lots of TLC, I have started to see a lot of – the lawn looks a lot happier, and we can safely walk outside without shoes on (Yay!!). However, there is a large patch of growth that has very wide blades, and does not look like the buffalo lawn. I'm struggling to work out whether this is a weed or whether it is another species of grass that has somehow taken up residence in the yard. Im particularly struggling to ID it, as all of the pictures of common lawn weeds are only small tuffs of the weeds, where this is probably at least 1 square metre, so it doesnt really match any of the images I'm finding online. The pics are a bit decieving, the blades probably only come up about 3-4cm off the ground. I also havent mown the lawn since it started to grow, as I was away for a month, so am not sure if it looks so different because it has never seen a lawn mower.
Please send help!!! All advice would be greatly appreciated.
– Sincerely, an absolute novice who has developed an acute hyperfixation on their lawn
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @mayaruby. It's brilliant to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about lawn care.
I'm not entirely certain what the weed is, but it's not grass, and in this instance, it's likely irrelevant what exactly it is, as it's a weed. The important point is that it is not the grass you want, so it will compete with your buffalo for nutrients, water, and sunlight.
To fix this, the best approach is to remove it. You can either dig it out by hand if the area is small, or spray it with a glyphosate-based herbicide to kill it off. Remember to wear PPE, including safety glasses a face mask and overalls. After that, you can lay buffalo turf in the cleared patch. Because the area is only about a square metre, a couple of small rolls of buffalo turf will cover it nicely. Once it’s established, your buffalo lawn will gradually reconnect and fill in with consistent growth.
It’s tempting to try and identify the exact weed, but in this situation, the priority is removing it and re-establishing your buffalo lawn. Once you’ve done that, ongoing maintenance with regular mowing, watering, and occasional fertilising will help prevent weeds from taking over again.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
