New lawn from seed buy the best seed you can

[Robert Cummings]

Watched a couple putting on turf on their new build in Skye, Scotland in Grand Design series 2012 last night and they had to have their specialist turf specially grown in southern England .. There are so many kinds of grasses that it has become a specialist subject ..

Well, next time I need grass seeds, I will do some research .. not just go straight for the cheapest ones.

You certainly will end up with much better results if you do that.

 

[Robert Cummings]

Yes, top quality turf looks fantastic if treated well Robert but I suspect people were not encouraged to walk on your display, esp children. However, I understand completely the points you make and the aesthetic merits of a fine grade lawn
My own first class lawn looked great for 3 years or so but was not practical and took so much of my time.....removing the odd rogue grass by hand, close cropping three times a week and replacing worn areas on a regular basis plus top dressing twice a year plus ..............
Have to say though I enjoy your knowledgeable posts

Thank you Verdun glad to be able to share some pearls of wisdom now and then and if it helps someone so much the better I say.

 

[Robert Cummings]

Yes, top quality turf looks fantastic if treated well Robert but I suspect people were not encouraged to walk on your display, esp children. However, I understand completely the points you make and the aesthetic merits of a fine grade lawn
My own first class lawn looked great for 3 years or so but was not practical and took so much of my time.....removing the odd rogue grass by hand, close cropping three times a week and replacing worn areas on a regular basis plus top dressing twice a year plus ..............
Have to say though I enjoy your knowledgeable posts

Absolutely right it was fenced off and cctv coverage.

 

[Robert Cummings]

A few good suppliers of grass seed are as follows, Germinal GB, Sherriff ammenity, Boston seeds, Johnson, pitchcare and last but not leas Ammenity land solutions ( ALS) Of course there are many others but these are all ones that I can personally vouch for.

 

[Verdun]

Pleased to hear lawns arent being paved over everywhere Robert......front gardens turned into parking bays, patios encroaching more and more into grass areas!
Grass, top quality or average quality, to me is such an important part of the garden?
Yes indeed, such pearls of wisdom mean such a lot

 

[Robert Cummings]

I agree wholeheartedly, who wants to see all the concrete tarmac or reconstituted stone covering the green and pleasant land, certainly not me, I love to see green grass in whatever form it takes.