A4 is suitable for creating natural grassland landscapes where minimal maintenance is required. It is adaptable to a range of cutting heights making it ideal for whip plantings, or it can be left to grow to form an attractive seed head canopy.

Benefits

  • Non-ryegrass, low-maintenance landscaping

  • Natural parkland appearance

  • Tolerates poor soil types

  • Low nutrient use

Mixture

65.0%

CORAIL Strong Creeping Red Fescue

(Festuca rubra rubra)

15.0%

JOANNA Chewings Fescue

(Festuca rubra commutata)

15.0%

SWORD Hard Fescue

(Festuca longifolia)

5.0%

HIGHLAND Browntop Bentgrass

(Agrostis castellana)

Usage guide

Sowing Rate

35 g/m2 (350 kg/ha)

(5-10g/m2 (50-100kg/ha) when combining with wildflowers)

Sowing Time

March - October

Sowing Depth

10 mm

Sowing Instructions

Create a fine friable seedbed down to 150 mm in depth. Carry out two equal sowings at right angles to each other and diagonally to main axis. Broadcast manually or use seed drill, rake level and roll. Ensure good seed to soil contact.

Cutting Height

Between 20 mm - uncut level 

Minimum cuts per year

2

Overseeding Rate

20 g/m2 (200 kg/ha)

Fertiliser Recommendation

In seedbed - Agrosil LR 

Once established - Not required