RPR Stadium
A grass seed for use on winter sports (football and rugby) pitches, with a suggested height of cut of no less than 18mm. It is 100% perennial ryegrass, with a blend of 3 different cultivars: 40% Barcristalla; 30% Barlibro RPR; 30% Barorlando. It is produced by Barenbrug.
Seven Sport
A grass seed for use on winter sports (football and rugby) pitches, with a suggested height of cut of no less than 18mm. It is 100% perennial ryegrass, with a blend of 4 different cultivars: 45% Barcristalla; 30% Eurocordus; 15% Barlicum; 10% Barorlando. It is produced by Barenbrug.
Shade Landscape
A grass seed for dry and damp shade areas, especially utility lawns and general amenity grass surfaces, with a suggested height of cut of no less than 25mm. It is a mixture of 45% Strong Creeping Red Fescue (Mystic), 15% Hard Fescue (Dumas 1), 40% Perennial Ryegrass (20% Greenway, 20% Mercitwo). It is produced by Rigby Taylor.
Shoreline
A grass seed for use on free draining finer turf areas which are in exposed coastal situations and which are liable to salt spray. It has a suggested height of cut of no less than 4mm. It is 100% Slender creeping red fescue, with a blend of 3 cultivars: 40% Barpearl; 30% Viktorka; 30% Barmalia. It is produced by Barenbrug.
Smooth Sport
A grass seed for use on newly constructed winter sports (football and rugby) pitches, which have at least 3-months for good establishment. It is also designed for use on racecourse tracks and polo. It has a suggested height of cut of no less than 15mm-20mm. It is mixture of 80% perennial ryegrass (40% Barorlando, 40% Eurosport) and 20% smooth-stalked meadow grass (Bariris). It is produced by Barenbrug.
SOS
A grass seed with different compositions depending upon the use and seed availability:
• For use on winter sports (football and rugby) pitches, especially for overseeding at times of the year when cooler temperatures prevail. One trial had shown germination and establishment of this blend increased grass coverage during winter from 20% to 60% in a period of a month when soil temperatures were at 6.2°C. It is 100% perennial ryegrass, with a blend of 2 different cultivars:50% Barcristalla; 50% Barterra, which is an annual ryegrass, and which can germinate at temperatures as low as 3.5°C.
Super Root
A grass seed used for stabilising soil and for reducing erosion, especially on embankments, with a suggested height of cut of no less than 20mm. It is a mixture of 20% Strong Creeping Red Fescue (Mystic), 80% Perennial Ryegrass (30% Greensky, 20% Stolawn ¯ a creeping PRG, 30% Tetragreen ¯ a tetraploid). It is produced by Rigby Taylor.
Techniturf Range
A product name for a range of grass seed mixtures, supplied by Agrovista Amenity.
• All Bent: 100% Browntop bent, with 3 cultivars (30% Arrowtown, 20% Cleek, 50% Manor).
• Fine Fescue: 50% Chewings Fescue (25% each of Esparina and Gima) and 50% Slender Creeping Red Fescue (25% each of Archibal and Cezanne).
• Fine Rye: 100% Perennial Ryegrass with 3 cultivars (10% Aniston, 40% Chardin, 50% Chloe).
• 4Turf Renovation: 100% Perennial Ryegrass with 4 cultivars (30% Berlioz, 15% Chloe, 30% Columbine, 25% Tetragame).
• Pitch Renovation: 100% Perennial Ryegrass with 4 cultivars (25% each of Be
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TMG Grass Seed Range
A wide range of grass seed mixtures for different amenity and sports turf situations. The range is provided by Boughton Loam:
TN Range
A range of grass seed mixtures produced by Hurrells Seeds.
• TN1 Tennis Courts Grass Seed Mix
A grass seed mixture of 40% Perennial Ryegrass (Bellvue), 25% Strong Creeping Red Fescue (Herald), 30% Chewings Fescue (Mission), 5% Browntop Bentgrass (Highland).
• TN2 All Rye Tennis Courts Grass Seed Mix
A 100% Perennial Ryegrass, with a blend of 3 cultivars: 40% Topgun, 40% Dickens 1, 20% Colosseum.