lawn seed types
The right lawn seed types can transform your garden into a beautiful, resilient green space tailored to your lifestyle and climate. Whether you’re creating a family-friendly backyard, a lush ornamental lawn, or a hardy area for high-traffic, choosing the best grass seed for your needs is the crucial first step. This guide explores the most popular lawn seed types in New Zealand, their unique benefits, and how to select the ideal seed for your home or project.
Fine Fescue Lawn Seed
Fine Fescue lawn seed is ideal for homeowners seeking a lush, fine-textured lawn that thrives in shaded areas and requires minimal maintenance. This blend of Chewings Fescue and Creeping Red Fescue forms a dense, soft mat of grass with needle-like leaves, offering an aesthetically pleasing and comfortable surface underfoot. Suited for various soil and environmental conditions across New Zealand, Fine Fescue is perfect for creating elegant, low-traffic lawns.
From $39.18
Amenity Ryegrass Seed (Lawn Seed)
Rye Grass Seed lawns are quick to establish and features dark green leaves year-round. Our Amenity Rye Grass is a popular turf variety that is typically used where a hard-wearing lawn that establishes quickly is required such as sports grounds or high foot traffic areas. The grass seed should be spread at 50 grams per square metre when a the soil has been worked to a good tilth. Use 75 grams per square metre if you are over-sowing existing grass. Rye Grass seed lawns can be grown in all regions of NZ and is a popular and hardy option compared to other lawn seed options.
From $10.35
