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Specialty Seeds have many years of experience in the New Zealand turf market.
We supply the home gardener, professional lawn care contractors, garden centres, landscapers, councils, and property developers. We currently have seed in three trial blocks which is given us invaluable information on were they are positioned in today's market.
What's the best lawn seed for you?
Specialty Seeds have have a wide variety of lawn grasses to chose from. Not every grass is good for every climate or soil conditions so there are many choices. How do you know what's right for your backyard? To make it easier, Specialty Seeds have a range of Quality Lawn Seed Mixes created to take out the guess work for you.
Domestic / Home Lawn Blends:
Most Domestic Lawns are a blend of a few high quality turf grasses or fescues. Click below to see these blends. Make sure you check out our Legacy Lawn Seed Blend. Its by far our most popular brew!
Larger / Commercial Lawn Blend: Click below to see these blends:
Other Premium Lawn Seeds If you are after something more specific (such as sandy or shady situations) please click on the options below:
- Turf Ryegrass - Are low growing, quick and easy to establish.
- Turf Fescues - Chewings Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue, Hard Fescue or Tall Turf Fescue - we have them all.
- Other Turf Types - Browntop, Bermuda Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, Crested Dogstail, Kikuyu, Couch.
However if you like many of our professional contractors / landscapers or just our more specific clients and you have a specific requirement please contact us and we can custom blend to your requirements. Specialty Seeds can source any commercially available lawn seed cultivar for you.
Domestic Home / Lawn Blends:
- Legacy Lawn Seed Blend:
Our Legacy Lawn Seed Mix contains a Turf Perennial Ryegrass and Chewings Fescue and will leave you with a fantastic looking lawn that will require little maintenance:
- Our most popular lawn blend that we sell
- Rapid Establishment
- Has excellent wear tolerance, fine / average texture
- Good drought tolerance and average mowing frequency
- Suits a wide range of soil types and fertility situations
- Selected for its dark green colour which means it has a lower fertiliser requirement
We recommend Legacy for hard wearing low maintenance areas. Click here to download our Legacy Lawn Seed blend poster.
- Traditional (Super Fine) Lawn Seed Blend:
This blend contains Chewing fescue and Browntop (Bent) used to be the standard lawn seed mix :
- Very fine texture
- Suited for low mowing
- Average wear and tear properties
- Requires frequent mowing
- Average drought tolerance
- Average shade tolerance
While the Traditional Super Fine Lawn Seed Mix will not stand the same wear and tear of our other blends and requires the most to maintain of them also, however, given this care and attention it will provide you with a show lawn that will accentuate any garden setting. Click here to download our Traditional Lawn Seed blend poster.
- Hot and Dry Lawn Seed Blend:
This blend is suitable for areas that will receive little or no watering during the hot summer months. Will provide an attractive and persistent lawn:
- Deep rooting fescue blend.
- Fine / average texture
- Good drought tolerance and average mowing frequency
- Suits a wide range of soil types and fertility situations
We recommend Hot and Dry for hard wearing low maintenance areas. As this blend is fescue based it will be slower to establish than turf perennial blends.
- Cool Season Lawn Seed Mix:
Designed to allow seed sowing to continue during winter months when ground temperatures are low:
- Suitable to sow at lower winter ground temperatures.
- Contains quick establishing Italian ryegrass, Turf Perennials and Browntop.
- Cool season developers lawn seed mix is rapid to establish
- Suits a wide range of soil types and fertility situations
We recommend Cool Season Lawn Seed Mix for a wide range of soil types and soil fertility situations during the cooler winter and early spring months.
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Lawn Fertiliser:
- Lebanon Pro (28 - 0 - 8.3) General Purpose Premium Lawn Fertiliser:
Lebanon Pro is a high quality, granular, blended fertilizer with iron that has been designed for performance and economy produced for both the professional turf manager and everyday gardener.
- N P K rating of 28 - 0 - 8.3
- Highly economical and cost effective for fairways and other high quality turf areas.
- 80 % slow release Nitrogen offers consistent feeding for prolonged periods ( + - 8 weeks depending on soil conditions).
- Uniform particle size (2.1 mm) for even distribution and easy spreading
- A complete fertiliser with N P & K for balanced nutrition
We recommend Lebanon Pro at establishment and after care for all lawn types.
Available 22.68 kg bags. Use at 15 to 20 grams per sq metre and for best results and to reduce the risk of lawn burn water in after use. Therefore each 22.68 kgs will treat approximately 750 sq metres.
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Larger Area Lawn Seed Blends
- Playing Fields / Park Lawn Seed Mix:
This blend contains 3 turf perennial ryegrasses which offer you a lawn with the following qualities:
- Rapid Establishment
- Excellent wear and tear properties
- Average to coarse texture
- Requires frequent mowing
- Low maintaince requirement
- Has excellent drought and shade tolerance
Recommend for areas were quick establishment and economy are required. Our Playing Fields Lawn seed mix will provide you with a very hard wearing surface that requires low maintenance. Available either coated or bare seed.
- Vineyard Lawn Seed Mix:
This blend has been designed with establishing vineyards and orchards in mind:
- Designed to provide a stable working platform
- Has a low mowing requirement
- Uses a blend of turf perennials and turf fescues
- Suitable for a wide range of soil types
- Suitable for a wide range of soil fertility situations
- Will also stand drought conditions well
- Has a dark green colour which is aesthetically pleasing to look at and work on
Available in bare seed only.
- Developers Rye / Clover Seed Mix: Perennial ryegrass and white clover are blended:
- For areas where quick establishment is very important
- Good wear and tear properties
- Is excellent where site preparation is less than perfect and low maintenance is required
- Frequent mowing requirement
- Average to coarse texture
Will also perform well in a wide variety of both soil types and fertility situations. Developers is economical and tolerant of hot, dry and shady areas. Available in bare seed but can be prillcoted on request.
If you would like some more information and helpful tips on how to make your lawn sow down a success please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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Other Premium Lawn Seeds
- Turf Ryegrasses:
Turf ryegrasses are quick and easy to establish. Turf perennial ryegrasses are bred to have a low growing habit and should not be confused with their pastoral (paddock) cousins. Also they are selected for dark green colours, low inputs, disease resistance, very high density and fine leaf texture. Turf ryegrasses are available as either long term (perennial) or short term (annual) options, that are extremely fast at establishing and therefore frequently used for overseeding where rapid transition is desired.
Recommended Perennial cultivars: Premium turf perennial ryegrass: Terradyne or Keystone 2. Or we have cheaper cultivars available for those bigger jobs such as playing fields or roadsides.
Recommended Annual cultivar: Axcella
- Turf Fescues:
There are several different types of turf fescues each with specific uses:
- Chewing Fescue: These fescues are very shade and drought tolerant and will stand close mowing. Recommended cultivar: Longfellow 2, Calliope and NZ common
- Creeping Red Fescue: Creeping Red Fescue has a dense growth habit and fine leaf texture. Also creeps across the ground as they have rhizomatous ability as well.
Recommended cultivars: Cindy Lou, Mystic.
- Hard Fescue: Hard Fescues are suitable where little supplemental irrigation or fertiliser will be available. Also tolerates infertile areas well. Recommended cultivar: Ridu
- Tall Turf Fescue: Like turf perennials they often get confused with there pastoral cousins. Suitable in Playing fields, commercial sites and home lawns. Excellent heat and disease tolerance. More course leaf texture than other fescues however.
Recommended cultivars: Rhizing Star or Bingo Available either coated or bare seed.
Other Turf Grass:
If its commercially available we can get it for you:
- Browntop: Sometimes known as bentgrass browntop is often mixed with turf fescues. They have good cold tolerance and dark green colour. Very low growth habit. Recommended cultivar: Jorvik, NZ Browntop
- Bermuda Grass: Used in warmer climates, Bermuda grass is of a very fine texture that tolerates traffic. Vigorous and tolerates drought and salt. Does not do well in shade and tends to build up thatch. Recommended cultivar: La Paloma (Click here if you would like more information on La Paloma Bermuda Grass)
- Kentucky Blue Grass: Used in warmer climates, Kentucky Blue Grasses have good wear tolerance, slow growth rate and fine leaf texture. More suited to the Northern part of New Zealand. Recommended cultivar: Conni
- Crested Dogstail: Often used in mixes in the shoulder of the seasons to allow quick establishment of a lawn seed mix. Will last for around two years. Recommended cultivar: NZ Crested Dogstail
Downloads: Click here to download our Seedbed Preparation for Bermuda Grass PDF.
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