Turf in Bangkok

[Peter Aherne]

Hi All,

 

There are quite a few topics on this already but I could not find anything more recent that 12+months old. I'm wondering where to get lawn turf and possibly get it laid also. I'm living in a mooban in Bangkok where the sides and back of the house maybe only get a couple of hours sun and the front maybe 5-6 hours. I get that the turf here comes with very little soil so in terms of prep I would need some good compost/wormcast etc. but what type of grass should I buy (Malay seems the hardiest but least attractive but I've heard Japanese can also be good?) and how much should I expect to pay for the grass and laying it? Any recommendations on where to get it in Bangkok would be appreciated, I've seen many garden shops around but never seen any that appear to sell turf.

 

Thanks,
Peter.