Cool Season Grasses

Kentucky Bluegrass

Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) also referred to as KBG, is a cool-season grass known for its deep green colour, fine texture, and strong recovery from wear. While it’s a staple in North America, Kentucky Bluegrass is gaining popularity in cooler regions of Australia — especially in Victoria, Tasmania, and elevated inland areas with milder summers. …

Perennial Ryegrass

Perennial ryegrass is a cool season lawn variety. It has shade tolerance with a dark, glossy, rich green colour. Although perennial ryegrass is often used on its own without any problem, it is usually used as a companion grass and often used in combination with a warm season grass and other seed blends. As the …

Fescue and Varieties

Fescue is a hardy, all year round cool season grass, making it ideal for the cooler regions of Australia. It can withstand frosts and some short, warm and dry periods. It is commonly a coarser, long-growing grass that can be cut short enough to make a lawn. Related closely to rye grass, fescue is a …

Bent Grass

Bent grass is a cool season lawn type which is probably one of the most beautiful lawns, with a lovely deep rich green colour, a fine leaf and forms a dense, lush mat of carpet-like sod. However, bent grass is not best suited for home lawns. It has a very shallow, dense root mat, really …