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Professional Turf Blends & Mixtures Formula New Established Performance Characteristics Intended Uses
CHOICE Sun & Shade Mix
A premium mixture of turf grasses designed to perform in all locations from full sun to partial shade. Perfect for all landscaping demands using improved varieties which are more heat and wear tolerant. It’s versatility has made it our most used mixture.
  • 40% 3 Elite Kentucky Bluegrass
  • 30% 3 Elite Perennial Ryegrasses
  • 30% 3 Elite Fine Fescues

 

Now GLS Resistant

3-5 2-3
  • Performs well in full sun or partial shade
  • Broadly adapted to a wide range of soil and environmental conditions
  • Maintains superior turf quality and density season-long
  • Improved disease & insect tolerance
  • High profile landscapes
  • General turf home lawns
  • Commercial sites
  • Campus areas
  • Playground and park areas
  • Golf course roughs, tees, and fairways
  • Cemeteries
SHADY Fine Fescue Blend
Mixture of 100% fine fescues which provides excellent shade performance with great color and disease resistance. This mixture also performs well in dry soils where fertility may be an issue.
  • 50% 2 Elite Red Fescues
  • 40% 2 Elite Chewing Fescue
  • 10% 1 Elite Hard Fescue
4-5 2-3
  • Excellent shade tolerance
  • Endophyte enhanced for insect resistance
  • widely adaptable
  • Retains color into the fall
  • Tolerates infertile, sandy and clay soils
  • Hard to beat under trees
  • Commercial sites
  • General turf home lawns
  • Shaded areas
  • Golf course roughs
  • Cemeteries
  • Under trees
TOP ATHLETIC Field Mix
An ideal combination of turf-type tall fescues, bluegrasses and perennial ryegrasses that provides an extremely wear-tolerant and attractive mixture for municipal fields and recreational play areas. Can be used in full sun and partial shade.
  • 80% 3 Elite Turf Type Tall Fescues
  • 10% 1 Elite Kentucky Bluegrass
  • 10% 1 Elite Perennial Ryegrass
6-7 3-4
  • Exceptional wear tolerance and superior turf quality
  • Requires less water and fertilizer to maintain
  • Maintains density during summer and fall months
  • Develops dense root system
  • Dark green color
  • Commercial sites
  • Shaded areas
  • Around livestock confinement buildings
  • Playground and park areas
  • Intramural sports fields
PERFECTION PLUS Lawn Mix
Provides maximum performance at higher levels of care. Perfect for high profile commercial areas.
  • 70% 3 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses
  • 30% 1 Elite Perennial Ryegrass

 

Now GLS Resistant

3-4 2-3
  • Superior turf quality and density through the season
  • Broadly adapted
  • Improved disease and insect tolerance
  • Full sun to partial shade
  • Commercial sites
  • General turf home lawns
  • High profile landscapes
  • Cemeteries
  • Golf course roughs, tees and fairways
PERFECTION Lawn Mix
Old favorite with season-long performance. Formula is similar to DOT urban formula.
  • 70% 3 Elite Kentucky Bluegrass
  • 20% 2 Elite Perennial Ryegrass
  • 10% 1 Elite Creeping Red Fescue

Certified Plus Blend

 

3-4 2-3
  • All perennial turfgrasses
  • Provides an economical, durable turf
  • Thrives in full sun to moderate shade
  • General turf home lawns
  • Cemeteries
  • Playground and park areas
  • Development areas
LAWNMAKER General Turf Mix
A three-way mixture of perennial ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescue. Adaptable in both sunny and shady locations, and works for most landscaping demands.
  • 40% 2 Elite Perennial Ryegrass
  • 30% 1 Elite Kentucky Bluegrass
  • 30% 1 Elite Creeping Red Fescue
4-5 2-3
  • Versatile all-purpose mixture
  • Economical mixture for general landscaping
  • Extremely heat and wear tolerant
  • Adaptable in both sun and shade areas
  • General turf home lawns
  • Commercial sites
  • Cemeteries
  • Parks
E-Z Care Contractor’s Mix
Economical, contractor’s mixture for patching and re-seeding damaged areas, and stabilizing roadsides and large open areas. Quick to establish and perfect for hydro-seeding.
  • 25% Kentucky Bluegrass
  • 25% Perennial Ryegrass
  • 25% Creeping Red Fescue
  • 25% Annual Ryegrass
4-5 2-3
  • Great for stabilizing large areas and roadsides
  • Perfect for hydro-seeding
  • Provides quick establishment
  • Persists in drier and infertile soils
  • General turf home lawns
  • Commercial sites
  • Roadsides
  • Cemeteries
  • Development areas
50/50 Sun and Sport Mix
An excellent mixture for multi-purpose sports fields and recreational areas. This elite formula of Kentucky bluegrasses and turf-type perennial ryegrasses tolerates heavy traffic and intense wear. Can establish quickly and is suitable for a diverse range of conditions.
  • 50% 2 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses
  • 50% 2 Elite Perennial Ryegrasses

Now GLS Resistant

 

4-6 3-4
  • Excellent turf quality and good density season-long
  • Excellent vigor and density during summer months
  • Strong wear tolerance
  • Good performance under lower mowing conditions
  • Excellent recuperative ability
  • Commercial sites
  • General turf home lawns
  • Playground and park areas
  • Sports fields
  • Golf course tees and fairways
  • Cemeteries
BLUE RIBBON Bluegrass Blend
This blend of improved, Iowa-adapted bluegrasses provides a “sod” look to any seeded area. Ideal for full sun areas where 100% Kentucky bluegrass is desired.
  • 100% 4 Elite Kentucky Bluegrass

 

 

 

2-3 1-2
  • Blend of Iowa-adapted bluegrasses
  • Excellent cold hardiness
  • Good fall color
  • Early spring green-up
  • Excellent turf density
  • Commercial sites
  • General turf home lawns
  • Situational sod
  • Sports fields
  • Playground and park areas
  • Golf course tees, fairways, and bunkers
PRIME Ryegrass Blend
A blend of three fine-leaf, turf-type perennial ryegrasses that stands up to intense pressure. Perfect where quick germination and establishment are needed. With dark green color, excellent for areas of heavy wear on athletic fields, commercial sites and home lawns. Excellent for overseeding.
  • 100% 3 Elite Perennial Ryegrass

 

Certified Plus Blend

 

6-7 3-4
  • Blend of perennial ryegrasses
  • Aggressive establishment to compete against poa annua and grassy weeds
  • Excellent wear tolerance
  • Endophyte insect resistance
  • Dark green color
  • Excellent germination and establishment
  • Excellent seedling vigor
  • Commercial sites
  • General turf home lawns
  • Playgrounds and park areas
  • Golf course tees and fairways
  • Cemeteries
  • Sports fields
ENDURO Tall Fescue Blend
A blend of three turf-type tall fescues that perform well in either full sun or shade. These durable grasses tolerate drought and wear, and provide cover where traffic may be intense.
  • 100% 3 Elite Turf-type Tall Fescue
  • 6-8 3-4
    • Good in sun and shade
    • Excellent in heat and drought tolerance
    • Widely acceptable
    • Provides a dark green, dense turf
    • A good, versatile landscape blend
    • Commercial sites
    • General turf home lawns
    • Intramural sports fields
    • Cemeteries
    • Roadside and reclamation areas
    • Golf course bunkers and roughs
    BLAST OFF GLS Perennial Ryegrass Blend
    A blend of three GLS Resistant Perennial Ryegrass varieties that offer the benefits of quick germination. Ideal for althletic fields that have limited fungicide budgets but still would like the benefits of having an excellent playing field all year long.
  • 100% 3 Elite GLS Perennial Ryegrass

     

    100% GLS Resistant

  • 6-7 3-4
    • Blend of GLS resistant perennial ryegrasses
    • Ideal for fast cover
    • Excellent low-mowing height tolerance
    • Great for establishing high use fields
    • Commercial sites
    • General turf home lawns
    • Intramural sports fields
    • Cemeteries
    • Roadside and reclamation areas
    • Golf course bunkers and roughs
    MAJESTIC Sod Blend
    A blend of five elite Kentucky Bluegrasses that is ideal for premium sod porduction and great for high profile golf courses and sports fields. Excellent leaf texture and disease tolerance with persistence under low heights of cutting.
  • 100% 5 Elite Kentucky Bluegrass
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    Certified Plus Blend

    2-4 1-2
    • Excellent for the manicured lawn
    • Great disease tolerance
    • Beautiful leaf texture
    • Dark green lawn
    • Premuim Sod
    • Sod fields
    • Golf Courses
    • Widely acceptable
    • Provides a dark green, dense turf
    • A great, versatile landscape blend
    • Great for overseeding existing sod
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