Qualitative and economical aspects of establishing and maintaining lawns in agrotourist farms

The study was conducted on the premises of Experimental Station for Variety Assessment in Pawlowice near Gliwice (Poland). In the study, two types of lawn usage were assessed: the extensive one park and moderately intensive relax. In the park - type use, the expenses related to establishment and maintenance of a lawn are 50 percent lower. In the moderately intensive use better results are obtained for the following characteristics: general appearance 40 percent, sod formation 21 percent, leaf colour 81 percent, lower susceptibility to diseases 26 percent when compared to extensive use. However, the cost of establishment of a lawn in the relax - type use is 4.5 times higher than with park, and maintenance costs are twice as high