Type of grass seed for my area

It’s Spring and at Great Aussie Lawns that means it’s time to start planning and planting your lawn.  Get your project right by choosing the best lawn seed for your area.  View your State and find suggestions of what grows best in your area, throughout Spring!

REMEMBER!  "Wherever you live in Australia always allow enough time for seed germination & establishment before a change of season"

For all our recommendations use a KickStart Fertiliser to give your new lawn the best possible start.

It’s often a slower start to the warmer season in Victoria.  Buy your bulk lawn seed and wait until there’s more warmth in the soil following winter.  In Victoria you can choose Warm or Cool season grasses.  If you choose a cool season mix ensure you plant it with enough time for it to establish before the hot summer weather arrives, otherwise the young plant will struggle.  If you want to sow a warm season grass, wait until the summer weather has arrived to sow so that they are germinating at the optimum time.  Warm season grasses need very warm soil to take off.

IDEAL SEED FOR SPRING IN VICTORIA

SPORTS TURF:  Our Commercial Sports Blends are ideal for the renovation of any sporting surface.  These are cool season blends, perfect for Victoria.  

In cooler, hillier regions of Queensland it's possible to sow cool season grasses.  Choose a warm season grass like a couch or kikuyu if you're north of Brisbane and have a mostly hot climate year round.  These grasses will cope with the consistently warm/hot weather and still look green.

IDEAL SEED FOR SPRING IN Queensland (North):

IDEAL SEED FOR SPRING IN Queensland (South):

In the warmer northern areas of the state choose a warm season grass that can tolerate consistent hot temperatures.  Couchgrasses and Kikuyu will be the ticket.  Further south you can use a cool season variety or a blend of the two.

IDEAL SEED FOR SPRING IN NSW (North):

IDEAL SEED FOR SPRING IN NSW (South):

In South Australia you can choose Warm or Cool Season grasses.  Just be sure to plant early enough for good establishment before the heat!  Keep water to your Cool Season grasses over summer to keep them lush.

IDEAL SEED FOR SPRING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

In Tasmania it's all about the Cool Season grasses!  Choose a Cool Season lawn and avoid blends that include couchgrasses.  You can sow these as soon as there is warmth in the soil for germination. 

Shady Area?  Rapid Green Sun and Shade Blend is designed to withstand limited sunlight.  Perfect for under trees or where there is reduced sunlight.

IDEAL SEED FOR SPRING IN TASSIE:

Perth and Surrounds choose from Cool and Warm Season grasses to sow.  North of Perth Select From Warm Season varieties that will withstand the heat and conditions.

Find out how to grow a new lawn or repair the one you have. Find everything you need to know about grass and grass seed at Scotts.

Grass Seed

Identify Your Grass

There are about a dozen different grasses, and most lawns contain a mixture of them. Find yours.

Although the grass may be greener on your side of the fence (if not, here’s help with that), turfgrasses are not all alike.

That, says our resident lawn and garden expert Ashton Ritchie, is why some yards are brown in winter and some are green.

One of the best examples of different grass types can be found on a golf course or playing field. Look closely and you’ll notice that the turf in some areas is markedly different in color and texture than other areas.

There are about a dozen different grasses, and most lawns contain a mixture of them. In some cases, like dichondra, your lawns may not be a grass at all. Usually, though, lawns fall into one of these two types:

1. Warm season grasses that thrive in warm-weather regions, such as the Southern United States.
    
2. Cool season grasses that do best with extreme temperature fluctuations, such as those found in the North, Northeast, and Pacific Northwest.

It’s important to know your grass type so you can take the best possible care of your lawn. For example, if you pick a Northern weed control for a Southern lawn, you could actually harm it and then, yikes, you’ve got a problem, Houston.

Scroll through these types of lawns to find yours.

Bent  |  Bermuda  |  Dichondra  |  Fine Fescue  |  Kentucky Bluegrass  | Ryegrass  |  St. Augustine/Floratam  |  Tall Fescue  |  Zoysia  | Centipede | Bluegrass/Rye/Fescue

What grass seed is best for my lawn?

Highest-Rated Grass Seed.

Pensacola Bahiagrass 7-lb Bahia Grass Seed..

Pensacola Bahiagrass 3-lb Bahia Grass Seed..

Fairway Formula Turf Type Tall Fescue Sun or Shade 20-lb Natural Mixture/Blend Grass Seed..

Fairway Formula Dense Shade 7-lb Natural Mixture/Blend Grass Seed..

What's the best grass to grow in Georgia?

Here are five types of grass that grow well in Georgia lawns..

Zoysia Grass. Zoysia grass originated in Asia and became introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s. ... .

Bermudagrass. Bermudagrass has been popular in the southern states for centuries. ... .

St. Augustine Grass. ... .

Centipede Grass. ... .

Bahiagrass..

What is the best grass seed that grows anywhere?

Here is the Best Grass Seed of 2022.

Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed. – Best Grass Seed Overall. ... .

Pennington Smart Seed Dense Shade Grass Seed. ... .

Jonathan Green Beauty Ultra Grass Seed. ... .

Kentucky Tall Fescue Grass Seed. ... .

GreenView Fairway Formula Grass Seed. ... .

Oregon Grown Premium Grass Seed. ... .

Southland Marathon II Grass Seed..

Will grass seed grow if I just throw it down?

The short answer – is yes. Grass seed can grow if you just throw it on the ground, but the success of the germination will be much different compared to when you do the right preparation and sowing technique.