Create The Perfect Lawn

Why Rolawn Medallion® turf is the very best

The best way to produce premium quality turf is to use the finest blend of seeds and take exceptional care in sowing, cultivating and harvesting. Rolawn has exacting standards in all these areas.

Medallion® turf is specially cultivated to produce a turf with an outstanding fine leafed appearance that is hard wearing, slow growing, easy to maintain and drought tolerant. It is ideal where a high quality appearance, strength and low maintenance are important.

Medallion® turf :

looks outstanding on the day it is laid and with the correct care and maintenance will keep its appearance for years to come.
is 99.9% weed free, giving the lawn a low maintenance start.
is light, easy to lay and establishes itself rapidly, making it the first choice of professional landscapers.
is available throughout the year and can be laid at any time except in frosty weather.

Determining the required quantity

Measure the length and width of the area to be turfed, multiply one by the other to give you the amount of rolls required. Measuring in metres is easiest as each standard roll of Medallion® turf covers 1m². Then add 5% for shaping etc. Click here to go to our turf calculator.

Getting Started

You need a minimum soil depth of 100mm (4"), ideally 150mm (6"). The soil should be turned over, and free from surface stone, other debris and perennial weeds. Digging over or rotovating the existing soil is important to break up any compaction.

Your new Medallion® turf will grow best when your soil is well prepared to encourage deep, rapid rooting. Adding a Rolawn topsoil is an ideal way to enhance poor soil.

Topsoil you can trust

Rolawn Blended Loam™ is a high quality organic rich topsoil. It is a blend of Rolawn Screened Loam and a peat free soil conditioner. It is ideal for laying Rolawn Medallion® turf onto and for using in planting and landscaping where a high quality outcome is essential. It is light, friable and easy to work, even in wet conditions. It is safe, of consistent high quality and analysed to BS3882.

There is approximately 50% more volume in a one cubic metre 'tote' bag of Blended Loam™ compared to one tonne of a typical topsoil, giving exceptional value for money.

Rolawn Screened Loam is a fine sandy topsoil which is conditioned for up to a year using a special blending process.

All Rolawn topsoils are safe, certified and recycled from prime arable land. Click here to go to our topsoil calculator.

After digging always apply Rolawn GroRight pre-turfing fertiliser to the soil to give your Medallion® turf the best possible start. Walk to and fro using small steps over the whole area to firm down the loose soil. Rake to a fine tilth to create a consistent level surface, this ensures contact between turf and soil. Two days before your Medallion® turf arrives, ensure soil is moist to a depth of 75mm (3").

You are now ready to lay your turf.

Laying Rolawn Medallion® turf

Only a few tools are actually needed to lay your Medallion® turf; a wheelbarrow, a rake and a spade, some scaffolding planks plus a means of thoroughly watering the turf. Start by carrying the turf to the furthest point, then you will be carrying the turf rolls the shortest distance towards the end of the job.

Turf must be rolled out within 24 hours in the Autumn/Winter and immediately in Spring/Summer.

Start laying turves preferably along a straight edge, butting closely end to end. On subsequent rows stagger the joints in brickwork fashion.

To ensure the prepared soil remains level work from planks placed on your newly laid turf. Lightly firm down the turves to ensure good contact between the soil and the underside of each turf. The head of a rake held vertically and pressed against the turf is ideal. Never use a roller on freshly laid turf.

In hot weather try to start watering areas laid first prior to completing the whole area, to prevent it from drying out.

Always push the turf into joints. Never stretch the turves by pulling them. Any remaining cracks can be filled with a light soil (Rolawn's Blended Loam™ is ideal) and pressed down.

Immediately after laying Medallion® turf

Watering your new Medallion® turf is the single most important step you need to take to establish a beautiful and lasting lawn.

Ensure that the new lawn is never short of water. Check under corners of the turf to confirm that the water has thoroughly percolated through to the underlying soil. Water repeatedly until the turf is well established.

It is best to water turf either in the early morning or during the evening so less water will be lost to evaporation.

Medallion® Lawn Seed

If you prefer to seed your lawn, use Rolawn Medallion® lawn seed. It is the same mix used to produce our famous Medallion® turf, a blend of the very best cultivars. The optimum time for seeding is spring and autumn, depending on the weather conditions and temperature.

For new lawns prepare your soil the same as for laying turf. Apply seed evenly over the area at a rate of approx. 35gms/m². It is preferable to apply the seed in a number of passes to ensure an even spread. Lightly rake the seed into the top 12-25mm (½ -1") of soil, firm down and water well, keep slightly moist until grass plants have established. For over seeding we recommend 25gms/m².

Please note, when seeding a new lawn, weeds need to be controlled and removed.

Your Medallion® lawn is now ready - stand back and really enjoy it.

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Aftercare

Mowing

Mowing is the single most important act of lawn maintenance. You can start mowing as soon as five days after laying Medallion® turf if this can be done without disturbing the rooting process. Most people leave the grass to get too long before mowing. Do not mow shorter than 25mm (1"), as doing so will cause significant problems.

Never remove more than one third of the grass leaf length at any one time.

Watering

Generally, during June-September you should water Medallion® turf about once a week. Well established Medallion® turf can be left during extremely warm, dry periods to go dormant, the colour will return as temperatures drop and rain falls.

Feeding

Feed your Medallion® turf a minimum of every Spring and Autumn with Rolawn Premium Quality Lawn Food at the recommended rate. It is important that the lawn food is spread uniformly, otherwise your Medallion® turf could become patchy in appearance.

Weed Control

There will be no broad leaf weeds in your Medallion® turf when it is delivered. New weed growth must be treated appropriately to prevent encroachment.

Maintenance

Maintenance Other aftercare procedures such as weed, pest and disease control, scarifying and aerating should be undertaken to maintain the quality of the lawn.

For further information on aftercare, please visit our Aftercare Page, in the Rolawn Lawn Centre.