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Which Blend of Grass Seed to use? Any help much appreciated

henry5A2pyez5henry5A2pyez5 Posts: 2
edited June 2023 in Plants
Hello Fellow Gardeners

I wonder if anyone can help? I have recently levelled a whole area of our garden which will be our main lawn moving forward (I t’s approx 450sqm). I am looking at two blends of grass seed and can’t decide between the two. The area is exposed t9 good levels of sunlight but some small parts will remain in shade. I have a good Honda Push Behind and enjoy cutting the lawn so growth rate not bothersome either way.

The two blends are as follows;

Option A

  • 40% Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass
  • 10% Slender Creeping Red Fescue
  • 25% Chewings Fescue
  • 20% Strong Creeping Red Fescue
  • 5% Browntop Bent

Option B

  • 50% Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass
  • 50% Fescue

Any input would be much appreciated as their is a price difference between the two. I’m aiming to create a lovely looking lawn but it will be used by the little ones so need to be relatively hard wearing.

Thank you

Posts

  • JohnjoeJohnjoe Posts: 77
    I use a grass seed mix by a company called Moowy, Sun and Shade. Works really well for me, any other grass seed mixes didn't take. I have a dappled shaded garden, under a large Magnolia, and battled to get  lawn for a couple of years until I tried this one.
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    I'd go for the mix rather than the 50/50. My garden has sun, shade and dappled shade - after spending extra on an apparently quality seed (weeds and too much creeping fescue) I just overseeded with a standard Evergreen mix, which was much better.
  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511
    You don't say specifically what you want it for, though you do say it's mostly in the sun and you have children.  Children can be hard on a lawn, especially if they get to the football stage.  I would go for about 40-50% dwarf ryegrass which both of your suggestions have.  I would also choose a mix that has clover in it, both red and white.  It's good for the grass (fixes nitrogen) and stays green longer in hot dry summers.  I also think a mix with more species is good for diversity, in case one or another doesn't do well for whatever reason.
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
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