Turfing A Lawn

[BJS]

I am well into my 70'S and finding mowing very hard these days. My present lawn is years old and very fast growing. What I want to ask is what time of the year would it be best to lay down a new turf and in particular am looking for a SLOW growing but nice green looking variety if someone could advise a 'make'. Any advice will be welcome.

[bookbinder]

According to this book:
The Lawn Expert. Dr. D.G. Hessayon,
the best time to lay turf is October or November, but laying can continue right up to February, provided that the soil is neither frozen nor waterlogged. You can turf in March or April, but this will mean regular watering when the weather is dry. Failure to do so will mean shrinkage of the turves and death of the roots.
The book says nothing about slow-growing grass, but I'll have a look around and, if I come up with anything, I'll post it here.

[Nosha123]

an elderly neighbour of mine chose to lay astro turf.. and it looks VERY real too.. but requires NO mowing ever!

[bookbinder]

Regarding Nosha's suggestion; I have a doormat made from Astroturf, and I agree, it's very realistic. Anyway, if you want real turf, have a look at these websites:
http://www.turfshop.co.uk/turf.php
http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/slow-and-low-growing-turf
http://turf.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Lindum-LT2-Low-Maintenance-Turf-Technical-Sheet-LANDSCAPE.pdf
http://www.londonlawnturf.co.uk/rolawn-medallion-turf.html