Lawn Seed
A range of professional Lawn seed and
grass seeds for quality lawns, ornamental lawn, shaded lawns, front lawn, rear
lawn, lawns for children and pets, grass for play areas, grass seed for
landscaping, parks, estates, commercial areas, land reclamation. Grass seed
mixtures can be mixed to suit your requirements. Professional range of quality
grass and lawn seed now available to gardeners.
The finest mixtures available.
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Lawn Mix WS-GPS03 This mixture offers excellent value for fine lawns, provides an excellent appearance that will tolerate limited wear, but offers year round colour, low maintenance costs, and a moderate tolerance to drought. Sowing rate 35g/m² on bare areas, 20g/m² on thin areas can be mown down to 12mm
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Lawn Mix WS-GPS04
This is a quick to establish, economical, hard wearing lawn mixtures suitable for back lawns, children's playing areas, grass frequently used by pets, and general purpose landscaping where cost savings are as important as a quality mixture.
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Fine Ornamental Lawn Mix
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Universal Lawn and Landscape mixture WS-GPR70 A quick establishing
mixture producing a hard wearing sward with an excellent appearance.
Tolerant to reasonable wear from children and pets. A good mixture for use
on rear lawns.
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Shaded Lawn WS-GPR60t Simply the best mixture
available for establishing grass in shady areas, being excellent for wear
and shade tolerance. A slow growing very high quality grass mixture. The
Dwarf PRG will give quick establishment and act as a nurse crop for the
slower to develop shade tolerant species. Can be sown for all conditions,
shade, semi-shade and sun, under trees, between buildings etc. The lawn
should not be mowed too close. Infrequent mowing is the secret to a
successful shade tolerant lawn.
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Low Maintenance & Drought Tolerant Mix WS-GPS06
This mixture is well suited to areas that require the minimum amount of maintenance, it may be cut as often as twice a year and will develop into a low maintenance grass sward, excellent mixture to add wildflowers to. Sowing rate 25g/m² on bare areas, 10g/m² over seeding / thin areas. Mowing height as required.
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Paddock Mixture Horse and pony paddock
grass seed mixture. A specially designed quality, long term ley for
grazing by horses and ponies. Produces a hardwearing sward that will last
for many years, produces a good crop of hay if the paddock is closed up
for a short while. Ideal for exercise ground as well as providing forage.
Mixed Herbs
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A basic guide to preparing the ground, sowing the lawn and looking after your lawn in the following years.
Prepare the ground by removing
all rubbish, stones, bricks, weeds and plants. Improve drainage wherever
possible, deep digging will help. The finer the prepared seed bed the better the
lawn will be.
For lawns on a heavy soil incorporate more sand while digging this will help
improve drainage. On light and sandy soil incorporating a good amount of peat
into the soil will prevent drying out and loss of nutrients.
Level the site taking care not to remove too much topsoil from any one area. If
possible the digging of the ground should be done in the autumn and left to
stand for the witer, where the rain and frost will break down the large lumps
and leave it crumbly. As the soil starts to dry out in the spring is the best
time to prepare the fine seedbed. Roll or rake the ground, or tread and rake it
in both directions, keep working it until you achieve a firm level seedbed. It
is a good idea to rake in a pre-seeding fertiliser, this helps promote root
growth and provide the essential early feed for your lawn.
Sowing
Seed can be sown from mid March until early October, as long as during dry
periods the seedbed is kept constantly moist until the grass is approx 5cm high.
Water the seed bed with a fine spray to prevent the seeds or seedlings being
displaced. During periods of drought it may be necessary to water continually to
aid germination and avoid the young seedlings being scorched and killed off.
A general rule of thumb to get a good established lawn is 50 grams of seed per
square metre, allowing a little extra for filling in or patching at a later
date. A small rea can be sown to be used as patching turf if required for any
repair work later.
To sow the seed it is best to divide the area into easily managable sections,
then divide the seed accordingly. Sow half the seed for one section from left to
right of the section, the other half of the seed over the first sowing but from
front to back of the section. This will ensure an even spread of the types of
seed over the section.
Mowing the Lawn
The first mowings are very important for good establishment of the grass. When
the grass is 5-8cm high the grass should be cut for the first time. Trim the
grass lightly and gradually lower the blades to the recommended mowing height of
the lawn mixture used. Mow regularly but try not to remove more than a third of
the growth at any one cutting. Do not mow the grass when it is damp. After the
first cut the lawn may be rolled, this encourages lateral growth and makes a
closely knit turf.
A lawn is best mown little and often, that way you do not remove more than a
third of the growth. Towards the end of the season gradually raise the cutting
height of the blades. Always remove the cuttings.
This information is based on the UK conditions and is given as a guidance only. No guarantee is given or liability accepted for the consequences of applying any information on this website.
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