Plantworks Ltd SGRG1000 Empathy 1Kg Supreme Lawn Seed with Rootgrow, Green

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On the other hand, if you find that your garden soil won’t clump together at all and simply slips through your fingers, you’re probably dealing with sandy soil. This kind of soil doesn’t hold moisture or nutrients like clay soil does, and so you’ll need grass seed that is drought tolerant and I wouldn’t mind recommending looking at the GBW grass seed. Whichever method you are going for, try not to exceed the maximum weight of seed we recommend here or it can have adverse effects, and stop your lawn growing to its full potential.

Fescue has fine leaves and can be cut very short, right down to 10mm in some cases, and this gives you a lawn that feels like a soft carpet to walk on in bare feet. Both creeping red and hard fescue are good choices if you live in a coastal area as they are not bothered by the salt in the wind. Fescue grasses can be cut short and ideal for salty coastal conditions I would say a more difficult task is choosing the right grass seed for your needs, and to do this you need to be armed with the right information. Well, guess what? That’s why we are here, and the reason we have produced this in-depth article for you. Here’s a look at a lawn I started from what I considered the best grass seed: Lawn sowed a few weeks before Seed Blend 85% ( 850g) 30% each of both Platinum & Berlioz Perennial Ryegrass & 40% Rossinante - Strong creeping red fescueAs mentioned though, in absolutely ideal conditions, you can expect to see results in as little as a week, as this strangely satisfying time-lapse video shows: There are literally dozens of different grass seed cultivars out there, each with their own properties that make them great for some gardens, and not so great for others. Explaining the differences between them all would take forever, but to make things simpler, we can break things down into the most commonly used grass species for lawns in the UK. You’ll find that most bags of grass seed that you buy will be a combination of these types of seeds: Smooth stalked meadow grass

And as I showed you above the finished lawn after I tried to push a bit of a stripe in the lawn with my manual push mower: Lawn after 4-5 months of care from seed When is the best time to plant grass seed? Overall. I have to say that this is a well-priced grass seed that works well for gardens that are overshadowed by trees or the neighbouring buildings. It does take some time to get established, but grows well in the end and produces a nice, soft lawn that can be cut down fairly short. Pros For gardens that are not completely shaded, hardy seeds like perennial ryegrass and some fescue cultivars will be just fine. With these seeds, you will probably have to overseed once per year if the area is particularly shaded, but other than that, they are good choices. Which seeds are better suited to UK garden soil? Grass seed mixes that do well in clay soil are ones that contain perennial ryegrass, due to its extremely hardy nature, and fescues that root deep down in the soil, such as tall fescue. So, just because your grass seed isn’t rewarding you with a velvety green carpet after a month, don’t fret, sometimes it takes a while for things to get going. The worst thing you can do is think you need to add more seed as sowing too much in a given area will have adverse effects.

Best all-rounder: Miracle-Gro grass seed If you want a bit of an all round grass seed that’s good for most situations this is a good shout. Help understanding the best grass seed for your lawn As you have probably guessed from the name, Gardeners Dream Shady lawn grass seed has been designed to grow in shady gardens, and contains a mix of two different types of fescues- creeping red and Chewings. This combination actually works really well, and your grass will grow even in full shade. If I could give you a simple answer to that question, then believe me I would, but it’s a tad more complicated than it first seems so apologies in advance for the length of this but there is quite a few considerations believe it or not! Unfortunately, as well as being high maintenance, it isn’t the hardiest of grasses and unless you have a full-time professional gardener looking after it, or you have the skill and time to do it yourself, you’d be better off using a mix of Bentgrass seed and something like perennial Ryegrass or Fescue. Poa supina

This is grass seed that really does what is claimed, although you have to be patient at first. It was over two weeks before we started to see some green shoots popping through the soil. Within a couple of weeks or so after that, the grass looked stunning. Although not really a lover of being cut too short, this grass can be trimmed down to around an inch or slightly lower without causing any damage to the turf. This shouldn’t need to be done that often either because, as we mentioned earlier, it’s not the fastest grower. It’s also not the most commonly sold, so you might have to hunt it down. Fescue grasses We all know how much dogs love grass, and rolling on it after a bath, so having a tough type like ryegrass will prevent patches for when fido inevitably does this:Often paired with other seeds such as perennial ryegrass, which will germinate much faster, smooth stalked meadow grass will take its time to get settled and will take up to three years to cover a whole area. This is why using it in combination with other types of grass seed is how to get the most out of it. Perennial ryegrass Having a lush green lawn to be proud of is in reach for just about anyone these days. In fact, you’ve actually got more ways of achieving it now than ever before.