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GRASS SEED MIXTURES
for Sports and Amenity Professionals

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THE PROFESSIONAL’S
CHOICE

6 Key Reasons
Why MM seed mixtures are the right choice for your amenity turf ...

n   MM is one of the most respected brands      n   All the varieties we market have excellent
    in the UK amenity, with over 40 years of        breeding pedigree and have been selected
    experience and knowledge in amenity             and bred for their ability to deliver a range
    grass and wildflowers.                          of quality turf characteristics.

n   The quality of our seed is legendary as     n   Our HEADSTART® GOLD seed treatment
    we have always strived to deliver less          delivers stronger, more resilient seedling
    weeds and more live seeds than other            grass, giving your turf the best possible
    company. We know that seed is key, so           start.
    compromising on quality is not an option.   n   Our team of authorised distributors
n   Our product portfolio is second to none         have been selected for their expertise
    with performance proven mixtures such as        in amenity grass and are well placed to
    MM50 and MM60, that are used at many            provide technical information and advice.
    leading venues in the UK and Europe.

So the choice is clear - if you want to produce quality amenity turf,
it has to start with MM seed.
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Contents
HEADSTART® GOLD                   4-5

WINTER SPORTS                     6-9

GOLF                            10 - 15

SUMMER SPORTS                   16 - 23

HORSE RACING                    24 - 27

LANDSCAPING                     28 - 31

WILDFLOWERS                     32 - 33

COLOUR SPLASH                   34 - 36
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2018 VARIETIES                      37    news and information

SEED QUALITY                    38 - 39   on the         Brand,
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USEFUL FACTS AND FIGURES            41
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SALES OFFICE AND AMENITY TEAM       42    www.lgseeds.co.uk/mm
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HEADSTART®
    GOLD

                                 YOUR KEY TO THE SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT
4                                OF ALL GRASS AREAS.
                                 The natural revolutionary grass seed treatment that
                                 ensures rapid germination.

    HEADSTART® GOLD is the latest in performance enhancing grass seed coatings for sports fields, golf courses,
    lawns and amenity turf.

    HEADSTART® GOLD is a biological germination accelerator which is the second generation of the original
    HEADSTART® formula. HEADSTART® GOLD has been further developed and improved in a number of different
    ways through research, testing and field trials work. HEADSTART® GOLD benefits from minerals such as
    Phosphorus, Sulphur, Copper and Molybdenum. These nutrients stimulate root formation, development and
    growth, ensuring that the seedling grass plant develops a strong root system during the critical start-up phase.
    This leads to better access to moisture and nutrients and makes the grass seedling plant stronger and more
    resistant to stress.

    In a short time, HEADSTART® GOLD can help you by giving faster germination, creating stronger roots and
    ultimately, healthier and stronger amenity turf. The improved seed technology of HEADSTART® GOLD works to
    help improve amenity grass establishment in all situations. This, along with quality MM seed, gives sports and
    amenity turf the best possible start in all reseeding of sports and amenity situations.

    HEADSTART® GOLD comes as standard on all MM seed mixtures. MM seed offers the highest quality seed in
    germination and purity standards, meeting the high demands and expectations of today's professional grass users.
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Molybdenum (Mo)                  Phosphorus (P)
n   Essential trace element      n   Essential for photosynthesis
    for initial growth               and synthesis oils, sugars,
n   Required for enzymes             starches and enzymes
    that are involved with       n   Ensures rapid rooting
    protein formation            n   Enhances stress resistance
                                                                    Biostimulants
                                                                    n   Promote the
                                                                        supply of nutrients
Copper (Cu)                      Sulphur (S)
                                                                    n   Ensure efficient
n   Important trace              n   Basic building block for           use of nutrients
    element for re-growth            production of proteins,        n   Prevent deficiency
n   Part of enzymes in               hormones & vitamins                of trace elements
    photosynthesis /
    metabolism                   Enzyme Activity
    Stimulates production
                                                                    Seaweed
n
                                 n   Stimulates growth of
    of lignin rigid cell walls
                                     roots/shoots
                                                                    Extract with
                                     Provides energy to
                                                                    High Cytokinin
                                 n
                                     start photosynthesis
                                                                    Content
                                                                    n   Promotes cell
                                                                        division &
                                                                        metabolism
                                                                    n   Leads to faster
                                                                        germination
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WINTER
    SPORTS
    TECHNICAL
    OVERVIEW

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FOOTBALL AND RUGBY
Selecting the correct mixture is vitally important when renovating or constructing
a winter sports pitch. The mixtures must be able to perform in different
environments, from the public park pitch, to the premier league stadium and to
provide a first class sward.

With these demands in mind, MM60 has been developed over the years to
provide high quality grass surfaces across the country. The four way ryegrass
blend contains top rated cultivars. These cultivars together produce a sward
that recovers from scarring and divot damage. They are quick to germinate,
and establishment is rapid thanks to the HEADSTART® GOLD treatment.
Superior disease resistance along with good all year colour make this the
mixture of choice for many grounds managers.

For new pitch constructions, MM25 may also be used. This ryegrass and fescue
mixture will establish quickly giving a dense, hard wearing sward that has strong
root growth in the early stages of sward development. The mix contains high
quality cultivars that perform in a wide range of situations.
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Phil Greig© Stoke City FC
        25                                 60
    Football, rugby and                The leading winter sports          Andrew Jackson,

    sports fields                      renovation mixture
                                                                          Head Groundsman at
                                                                          Stoke City Football
                                                                          Club tells us why he
                                                                          chooses MM60, he
                                                                          said:
    Construction and renovation of     Renovation of football pitches,
                                                                          MM60 has had a big
    football pitches, rugby pitches    rugby pitches and sports fields.
                                                                          effect on all of our
    and sports fields.                                                    pitches. The sward
                                       MM60 Mixture Benefits:
                                                                          density has increased
    MM25 Mixture Benefits:                                                with more plants
                                       n   Fast germination and
                                                                          per square metre,
    n   Fast germination                   establishment
                                                                          which really helps in
8   n   High wear tolerance
                                       n   Produces a dense,              the recovery process
                                           hard-wearing sward             after a match. I have
    n   Produces a dense sward
                                                                          found the product
                                       n   Recovers quickly from
    n   High disease resistance                                           really good to work
                                           damage and wear
                                                                          with from the grow-
    n   Produces an excellent          n   High disease resistance        in period, due to
        playing surface in a stadium
                                           Produces an excellent          the HEADSTART®
        environment                    n
                                                                          GOLD treatment.
                                           playing surface in a
           SOWING RATE:                                                   There is always
                                           stadium environment
           35g - 50g/m2                                                   good recovery from
                                                                          matches and training
           OVERSOWING RATE:                  SOWING RATE:
                                                                          and recovery is really
           25g - 50g/m2                      35g - 50g/m2
                                                                          fast in the spring
           PACK SIZE:                        OVERSOWING RATE:
                                                                          time.
           20kg                              25g - 50g/m2
           MOWING HEIGHT:                    PACK SIZE:
           25mm plus                         20kg
                                             MOWING HEIGHT:

                                 20%
                                             25mm plus
            MELBOURNE
            Perennial Ryegrass

            CYRENA
            Perennial Ryegrass   35%   NEW FORMULATION

            EUROSPORT
            Perennial Ryegrass   25%          EUROSPORT
                                              Perennial Ryegrass   30%                  All mixtures are

                                 20%                               30%
            HEIDRUN                           EUROCORDUS                                 treated with
            Strong Creeping
                                              Perennial Ryegrass
            Red Fescue

                                              COLUMBINE
                                              Perennial Ryegrass   25%
                                              CYRENA
                                              Perennial Ryegrass   15%
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75R
Winter & early spring repairs
for sports pitches / wear areas
                                                  Bruce Elliot, head of grounds and estates at Crystal
                                                  Palace FC explains why he uses MM60:                    9
A recently developed mixture for repair of all
                                                  I’ve used Limagrain’s MM60 throughout my
winter sports pitches and wear areas.             professional career. It’s because I know what I’m
                                                  going to get with it – for years it has been the
The mixture of annual and tetraploid ryegrasses
                                                  number one winter sports mix. What I like about
plus Matrix grass gives fast germination          the MM60 is that if you look into the cultivars there
                                                  is a similarity between them in the ratings in the
and establishment in cool winter and spring
                                                  STRI handbook. All the cultivars in the mix have the
conditions.                                       same sort of wear resistance, recovery levels and
                                                  same colour rather than different shades of green.
MM75R Mixture Benefits:                           We want an even product rather than having highs
                                                  and lows within the difference of the cultivars –
n   Excellent disease resistance with             Limagrain has always provided me with a consistent

    tetraploid power                              product.

n   Grows and germinates at lower soil
    temperatures
n   Fast ground cover and establishment                      NEW            FORMULATION
n   Winter and spring overseeding
n   HEADSTART® GOLD helps winter
    germination speed
                                                                        CYRENA
                                                                        Perennial Ryegrass       30%
n   Unique and exclusive to the MM range                                PELETON
                                                                        Annual Ryegrass          10%
                                                                                                 60%
                                                                        DOUBLE
                                                                        Amenity Tetraploid
                                                                        Ryegrass

SOWING RATE:              OVERSOWING RATE:        PACK SIZE:                         MOWING HEIGHT:
35g - 75g/m2                 35g - 75g/m2            20kg                                25mm plus
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GOLF
     TECHNICAL
     OVERVIEW

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The demand and pressure placed on the modern day greenkeeper to
produce the best possible playing surfaces continually grows.
In order to satisfy the needs of golfers today, it is of paramount importance to choose the best grass seed mixtures
available. Seed quality, purity and vigour are the essential building blocks for success. Don’t compromise your plans
and projects, choose seed from the MM range.

GOLF GREENS                                                   GOLF TEES
Greens are often the focus of praise (or criticism!) at       A mixture that is capable of both rapid establishment
any club and are invariably what the whole course             and fast recovery from divot scarring and high wear,
is judged on. Success will largely depend on the              is a valuable asset on any course. An all ryegrass             11
skill and expertise of the greenkeeper and their turf         blend, such as MM50, is the most practical solution.
management practises. Correct grass seed selection            For large tees where play is less intense, MM22 is a
and the desire for improvement are equally important.         great choice. Where damage and wear are minimal,
                                                              use MM12 or MM13, both are suited to ‘Links
The traditional chewings fescue/browntop bent mix,
                                                              style’ courses, are drought tolerant and have low
MM11, remains a popular choice in many cases and
                                                              maintenance requirements.
can be used from spring to autumn. It is ideal for
new constructions and overseeding existing swards.
MM10, offers a slight variation; both mixtures are            GOLF FAIRWAYS
fine leaved, disease resistant and make good, dense           Adaptability is probably the key attribute here
putting surfaces.                                             because soil conditions, light and shade, contouring
                                                              and wear will vary markedly in different areas of the
Where it is difficult to maintain fescue in the sward or
                                                              course. Choose low maintenance, drought tolerant
where levels of wear are greater, use MM9 - a three
                                                              mixtures with creeping varieties where wear levels
way browntop bent mixture in late summer/early
                                                              are low, such as MM12 or MM13. For high divot or
autumn for best results. Maintenance requirements will
                                                              intense wear areas, select ryegrass mixtures such as
be higher as it produces an aggressive growing, tight,
                                                              MM22.
dense sward for the ultimate surface.

For 'Links style' courses, sustainable golf or for
early season overseeding, use MM8 - a three way                                                           All mixtures are
                                                                                                           treated with
fescue mix with excellent disease resistance, drought
tolerance and minimal fertiliser requirements.
CREEPING BENT                            7                                   8
     CY2 Creeping                           Extreme wear                        Greens
     bent grass                             golf greens
     Used for construction and renovation   A modern mixture for quick          A traditional mixture, especially
     of golf greens.                        renovations of worn and damaged     useful for spring overseeding of high
                                            areas of fine turf.                 quality golf greens to improve sward
     MM CREEPING BENT
                                                                                composition and aid recovery from
     Mixture Benefits:                      MM7 Mixture Benefits:               disease scarring.
     n   Fast establishment                 n   Fast germination and
                                                establishment                   MM8 Mixture Benefits:
     n   Excellent disease resistance
                                                High wear tolerance             n   Excellent for spring and
         Produces a very fine dense         n
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     n
                                                                                    summer overseeding
         sward                              n   Fine leaved
                                                                                n   Very drought tolerant
     n   Good winter colour                 n   Fast coverage of damaged
                                                areas and emergency repair      n   Greater disease resistance
     n   Tolerates very close mowing
                                                work                            n   Low nutrient requirement
             SOWING RATE:
                                                   SOWING RATE:
                                                                                n   Produces a fine, dense sward
             8g/m2
             OVERSOWING RATE:
                                                   35g/m2                       n   Suits traditional, sustainable
             4g/m  2                               OVERSOWING RATE:                 and ‘Links style’ regimes
                                                   10 - 20g/m2
             PACK SIZE:
                                                                                       SOWING RATE:
             11.35kg                               PACK SIZE:
                                                                                       25 - 35g/m2
                                                   20kg
             MOWING HEIGHT:
                                                                                       OVERSOWING RATE:
             Down to 4mm                           MOWING HEIGHT:
                                                                                       15 - 25g/m2
                                                   Down to 5mm
                                                                                       PACK SIZE:
                                                                                       10kg and 20kg

                                            NEW MIXTURE                                MOWING HEIGHT:
                                                                                       Down to 5mm

                                                     CYRENA
                                                     Perennial Ryegrass   40%   NEW FORMULATION
                                                     VENICE
                                                     Perennial Ryegrass   40%
                                                                                         CALDRIS
                                                                                                              40%
                                                                          10%
                                                     CALDRIS                             Chewings Fescue
     All mixtures are
      treated with
                                                     Chewings Fescue

                                                                                                              15%
                                                                                         CAROUSEL
                                                     SEFTON
                                                     Browntop Bent        10%            Slender Creeping
                                                                                         Red Fescue

                                                                                                              45%
                                                                                         APORINA
                                                                                         Slender Creeping
                                                                                         Red Fescue
9                                 10                                      11
Greens                              Greens, tees and                        Greens
                                    surrounds
Excellent mixture for summer        An alternative to the traditional       Traditional mixture for overseeding,
overseeding and autumn renovation   80:20 mixture for construction,         renovation and construction of high
of top quality golf greens.         overseeding, renovating and             quality golf greens and for sward
                                    repairing of high quality greens        improvement.
MM9 Mixture Benefits:               and tees.
n   Ideal for summer overseeding,                                           MM11 Mixture Benefits:
    autumn renovations and new      MM10 Mixture Benefits:                  n   Ideal mixture for use in
    constructions                   n   Produces a fine, dense sward            spring, summer and autumn
    Produces a fine, dense sward                                                on existing and new surfaces
n                                   n   Tolerant to close mowing
    for the ultimate playing                                                n   Produces a fine, dense sward
                                    n   High disease resistance and
    surface                                                                     for superior golf greens
                                        hard-wearing                                                               13
n   Good year-round colour                                                  n   Tolerant to close mowing
                                    n   Good wear tolerance
n   High disease resistance                                                 n   Excellent disease resistance
                                    n   Year round colour
n   Hard-wearing                                                            n   Good wear characteristics
                                    n   Excellent for top quality golf
n   Very tolerant to close mowing       greens, tees, surrounds and         n   Lower nutrient and irrigation
                                        approaches                              requirements
       SOWING RATE:
       8g/m2                               SOWING RATE:                            SOWING RATE:
       OVERSOWING RATE:                    35g/m2                                  35g/m2
       5g/m 2
                                           OVERSOWING RATE:                        OVERSOWING RATE:
       PACK SIZE:                          25 - 35g/m   2                          25 - 35g/m2
       10kg and 20kg                       PACK SIZE:                              PACK SIZE:
       MOWING HEIGHT:                      10kg and 20kg                           10kg and 20kg
       Down to 4mm                         MOWING HEIGHT:                          MOWING HEIGHT:
                                           Down to 4mm                             Down to 4mm

NEW FORMULATION
                                    NEW FORMULATION                         NEW FORMULATION
        SEFTON
                              40%
                                                                 40%                                    40%
        Browntop Bent
                                            CALDRIS                                 CALDRIS

                              40%
                                            Chewings Fescue                         Chewings Fescue
        TROY

                                                                                                        40%
        Browntop Bent

                                                                 40%
                                            APORINA                                 WAGNER 1

                              20%
                                            Slender Creeping                        Chewings Fescue
        ARLETTA                             Red Fescue

                                                                                                        10%
        Browntop Bent
                                                                                    SEFTON
                                            SEFTON
                                            Browntop Bent        10     %           Browntop Bent

                                            EGMONT
                                            Browntop Bent        10%
                                                                                    TROY
                                                                                    Browntop Bent       10%
12                                        13
     Tees and fairways                         Tees, fairways and
                                               roughs
     For excellent wear tolerance and          High quality traditional mixture for
     recovery on existing and new golf         overseeding or renovating fine dense
     tees and fairways. Ideal for divotting,   tees, fairways and roughs, particularly
     overseeding and new construction          where maintenance and input levels
     work.                                     are low.

     MM12 Mixture Benefits:                    MM13 Mixture Benefits:
     n   Excellent wear tolerance for          n   Excellent drought resistance
         a fine turf mix                       n   Low maintenance
     n   Good, year-round appearance               requirements
     n   Lower nutrient, irrigation and        n   Good recovery characteristics
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         maintenance requirements              n   High disease resistance
     n   Produces a fine, dense,               n   Ideal for divotting tees and
         highly disease resistant sward            fairways
     n   Excellent mixture particularly        n   Good winter colour
         for new constructions
                                                      SOWING RATE:
             SOWING RATE:                             20 - 35g/m2                         Wayne Vincent,
             35g/m2                                                                       Course Manager at
                                                      OVERSOWING RATE:
             OVERSOWING RATE:                         15 - 25g/m2
                                                                                          Cotswold Hills Golf Club
                                                                                          explains why he chooses
             25 - 35g/m2
                                                      PACK SIZE:                          MM9:
             PACK SIZE:                               20kg                                It’s always difficult
             10kg and 20kg                                                                trying to get
                                                      MOWING HEIGHT:
             MOWING HEIGHT:                                                               establishment on
                                                      Down to 7mm
                                                                                          greens because of the
             Down to 4mm
                                                                                          environment here. But
                                                                                          the best results we’ve
                                               NEW FORMULATION                            tended to have are
     NEW FORMULATION                                                                      through hollow coring.
                                                                                          Once we’ve cored, we

                                                                             30%
                                                                                          then do our overseeding
                                                          CALDRIS
             CALDRIS
                                 30%                      Chewings Fescue                 with MM9 and this
             Chewings Fescue                                                              gives the seed a better

                                                                             25%
                                                          APORINA                         chance to establish.

                                 25%
             APORINA                                      Slender Creeping                We use MM9 anywhere
             Slender Creeping                             Red Fescue
                                                                                          between three and six
             Red Fescue

                                                                             10       %
                                                                                          times a year and have
                                                          CRYSTAL

                                 40
                                                                                          always had successful
             HEIDRUN                                      Hard Fescue
             Strong Creeping            %                                                 results. It produces a

                                                                             35%
             Red Fescue                                   HEIDRUN                         good colour all-year-
                                                          Strong Creeping

                                     5
                                                                                          round, it’s hard wearing
             HIGHLAND                   %                 Red Fescue                      and is disease resistant.
             Browntop Bent
50
Tees, fairways and driving ranges
                                                                                                               15
Superior divot mix for fast establishment and recovery in extreme
high wear areas such as tees, fairways, outfields and even golf
greens.

MM50 Mixture Benefits:
n    Ideal for extreme wear areas
n    Fast establishing and resilient - ideal for divotting,
     seeding and overseeding
n    Fine leaved and tolerates close mowing
n    High disease resistance and good colour
n    Good density and cleanness of cut
n    Can be used all year long

All mixtures are
 treated with
                                                                                  MALIBU
                                                                                  Perennial Ryegrass   40%
                                                                                  VENICE
                                                                                  Perennial Ryegrass   30%
                                                                                  ALISON
                                                                                  Perennial Ryegrass   30%

    SOWING RATE:              OVERSOWING RATE:                      PACK SIZE:                MOWING HEIGHT:
       35g/m2                     25g - 35g/m2                    10kg and 20kg                Down to 4mm
SUMMER
     SPORTS
     TECHNICAL
     OVERVIEW

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The inevitable aim of today’s professional groundsman is to produce
the best possible, consistent playing surface.
In order to achieve this aim, seed quality, purity and vigour are the underpinning factors required for long-term
success and are duly provided by the MM range. Make the best possible start by choosing mixtures that suit both
the environmental situation and meet the requirements of the maintenance regime.

BOWLING GREENS &                                               CRICKET OUTFIELDS
CROQUET LAWNS                                                  Our regular mixture for cricket outfields is MM12,
MM10 and MM11 are still the most popular                       which has low maintenance requirements and
choices for high quality bowling greens. These 80:20           good recovery characteristics. Depending on
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fescue/bent mixtures are suitable in many situations.          precise requirements, you could also use MM13 for
You can, of course, use MM8 which is a three way               overseeding or MM22 where outfields suffer greater
straight Fescue mixture. Ideal for free draining,              levels of wear.
drought susceptible and low input/maintenance
bowling greens that are not subjected to excessive             TENNIS
wear. MM9 is a three way straight bent mix suited
                                                               Excellent performance characteristics make MM50 the
to greens that are less well draining and have higher
                                                               number one for tennis up to the highest level. A three
wear and input/maintenance levels. In certain
                                                               way dwarf rye mix offering superior wear tolerance,
situations, good results can also be achieved from
                                                               fast establishment and excellent recovery. For low use/
using a dwarf rye mix such as MM50. Speak to your
                                                               minimal input, use MM29.
MM distributor for advice.

CRICKET WICKETS
For intensively used cricket wickets, MM50 is the
preferred choice. A three way dwarf rye mixture for the
ultimate in wear tolerance, speed of establishment,
recovery and tolerance of close mowing. This mixture
is currently being used from club cricket right up to
Test Match level. For less intensive use and reduced                                                       All mixtures are
                                                                                                            treated with
maintenance requirements choose MM29, which
offers hard-wearing dwarf ryegrasses along with
traditional fescue and bent.
29
     Cricket squares and outfields
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     A traditional renovation mix for cricket squares and outfields
     which contains excellent fine leaved ryegrasses, along with
     dense fescue and bent grasses.

     MM29 Mixture Benefits:
     n   Fast germination
     n   Fine and dense sward
     n   Good recovery from damage
     n   Good disease resistance
     n   Compact growth
     n   Clean cutting quality                                                         NEW FORMULATION

                                                                                          MALIBU
                                                                                          Perennial Ryegrass   40%
                                                                                                               25%
         Richard Dexter,
         Grounds Manager at Oakham School uses MM50, he says:                             ALISON
                                                                                          Perennial Ryegrass
         We use Limagrain’s MM50 solely for cricket pitches and then
                                                                                          CALDRIS
                                                                                                               30%
         on the winter pitches. The Limagrain grass seed provides
         us with good and fast germination, it always colours nicely                      Chewings Fescue
         through the winter and more importantly for me, it’s hard
         wearing and fits our business extremely well.                                    HIGHLAND
                                                                                          Browntop Bent        5%

     SOWING RATE:                       OVERSOWING RATE:                PACK SIZE:              MOWING HEIGHT:
           35g                              25g - 50g/m2               10kg and 20kg              Down to 5mm
50                                   12
Cricket squares                      Cricket outfields
renovation and repair                without ryegrass
The leading mix for cricket wicket   A non-ryegrass outfield mix that
end of season renovation work and    produces a very tight sward which
mid-season repairs. MM50 contains    will have low nutrient requirements,
a blend of fine-leaved ryegrasses    along with good drought tolerance.
that together produce an extremely
hard-wearing, dense surface that
                                     MM12 Mixture Benefits:
recovers quickly from use.           n   Produces a fine dense sward
                                         Lower mowing requirements
MM50 Mixture Benefits:
                                     n

                                     n   Less water and nutritional
n   Rapid germination                                                                                             19
                                         requirements
n   Quick recovery from damage       n   Strong recovery from
    and play
                                         creeping grasses
n   Fine-leaved and hard-wearing                                             Jamie Foyster, Owner
                                     n   Good disease resistance             of Sportsturf Management
    wearing                                                                  talks about his switch to
n   High shoot density                      SOWING RATE:                     MM seed:

                                            25 - 35g/m2                      I wasn’t happy with
n   High disease resistance                                                  my existing supplier
                                            OVERSOWING RATE:
n   Tolerant to close mowing                                                 - the seed just wasn’t
                                            15 - 25g/m   2
                                                                             performing as I
n   Good all year-round colour              PACK SIZE:                       wanted it to. We had
                                            20kg                             an incredibly wet
       SOWING RATE:                                                          season that year and
                                            MOWING HEIGHT:
       35 - 45g/m2                          Down to 7mm                      in the autumn I trialled
                                                                             MM50 on two cricket
       OVERSOWING RATE:
                                                                             squares. Very soon
       25 - 35g/m   2
                                                                             it was apparent that
       PACK SIZE:                    NEW FORMULATION                         the germination rate,
       10 and 20kg                                                           the development and
       MOWING HEIGHT:                                                        the root density was

       Down to 4mm                           CALDRIS
                                             Chewings Fescue     30      %   fantastic.

                                                                 25%
                                             APORINA
        MALIBU
        Perennial Ryegrass   40%             Slender Creeping
                                             Red Fescue

        VENICE
                             30%
                                                                                               All mixtures are

                                                                 40
                                             HEIDRUN
        Perennial Ryegrass                   Strong Creeping             %                      treated with

                                             Red Fescue
        ALISON
        Perennial Ryegrass   30%             HIGHLAND
                                             Browntop Bent          5%
LAWN
     TENNIS
     COURTS
     SUMMER
     SPORTS

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         Limagrain UK are proud to be the official suppliers of grass seed to the
         All England Lawn Tennis Club
AEGON International, Eastbourne
                                                                                                   50
                                                                                               The leading ryegrass mixture for all                                             Danny Negus, head groundsman at
                                                                                                                                                                                Devonshire Park International Tennis

                                                                                               lawn tennis courts that is now the                                               Centre in Eastbourne uses MM50, he said:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       21
                                                                                               choice of many of the country's top
                                                                                                                                                                                I trialled Limagrain’s MM50 last year
                                                                                                                                                                                throughout the three sites which

                                                                                               lawn tennis venues:                                                              consists of approximately 27 courts.
                                                                                                                                                                                We did this because I wanted to see
                                                                                                                                                                                the reaction of the seed on different
                                                                                               n   The Championships, Wimbledon
                                                                                                                                                                                sites in different conditions. There are
                                                                                               n   Aegon Classic, Birmingham                                                    a lot of micro climates around here
                                                                                                                                                                                and it enabled us to see how the seed
                                                                                               It contains a blend of ryegrasses that has been proven to be high                responded in a tournament situation,
                                                                                                                                                                                and also from a club and a professional
                                                                                               performing for many years.
Photograph kindly supplied by The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ©AELTC/Bob Martin

                                                                                                                                                                                use. The results I got back from the
                                                                                                                                                                                trials revealed to me that it was
                                                                                               MM50 Mixture Benefits:                                                           absolutely a no-brainer to continue to
                                                                                                                                                                                use MM50 across all three sites.
                                                                                               n   Rapid germination
                                                                                               n   Quick recovery from damage and play
                                                                                               n   Fine-leaved and hard-wearing
                                                                                               n   High shoot density
                                                                                                   High disease resistance                                                               MALIBU
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 40%
                                                                                               n
                                                                                                                                                                                         Perennial Ryegrass
                                                                                               n   Tolerant to close mowing
                                                                                               n   Good year-round colour                                                                VENICE
                                                                                                                                                                                         Perennial Ryegrass                                      30%
                                                                                                                                                                                         ALISON
                                                                                                                                                                                         Perennial Ryegrass                                      30%

                                                                                               SOWING RATE:                 OVERSOWING RATE:                       PACK SIZE:                        MOWING HEIGHT:
                                                                                               35g - 45g/m2                    25g - 35g/m2                   10kg and 20kg                            Down to 4mm
7                                      8
     Bowling greens and                      Bowling greens and
     croquet lawns                           croquet lawns
     A modern mixture for quick renova-      Excellent mixture for summer
     tion of worn and damaged areas of       overseeding and autumn renovation
     fine turf.                              of top quality bowling greens.

     MM7 Mixture Benefits:                   MM8 Mixture Benefits:
     n   Fast germination and                n   Excellent for spring and
         establishment                           summer overseeding
     n   High wear tolerance                 n   Very drought tolerant
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     n   Contains fine-leaved                n   Greater disease resistance
         ryegrasses                          n   Low nutrient requirements
     n   Fast coverage of damaged            n   Produces a fine, dense sward
         areas and emergency repair
         work                                       SOWING RATE:
                                                    25 - 35g/m2
             SOWING RATE:
                                                    OVERSOWING RATE:
             35g/m2
                                                    15 - 25g/m2
             OVERSOWING RATE:
                                                    PACK SIZE:
             10 - 20g/m2
                                                    10 and 20kg
             PACK SIZE:
                                                    MOWING HEIGHT:
             20kg
                                                    Down to 5mm
             MOWING HEIGHT:

                                                     CALDRIS
                                                                           40%
             Down to 4mm
                                                     Chewings Fescue

                                                                           15%
                                                     CAROUSEL
                                                     Slender Creeping
                                                     Red Fescue
     NEW MIXTURE
                                                                           45%
                                                     APORINA
                                                     Slender Creeping

                                       40%
                  CYRENA                             Red Fescue
                  Perennial Ryegrass

                  VENICE
                  Perennial Ryegrass   40%                              All mixtures are
                                                                         treated with

                  CALDRIS
                  Chewings Fescue      10%
                  SEFTON
                  Browntop Bent        10%
9                                 10
Bowling greens and                  Bowlings greens and
croquet lawns                       croquet lawns
Excellent mixture for summer        Alternative to the traditional
overseeding and autumn renovation   80:20 mixture for construction,
of top quality golf greens.         overseeding, renovating and
                                    repairing high quality bowling
MM9 Mixture Benefits:               greens and croquet lawns.
n   Ideal for summer overseeding,
    autumn renovations and new      MM10 Mixture Benefits
    constructions                   n   Produces a fine, dense sward
    Produces a fine, dense sward
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n                                   n   Tolerant to close mowing
    for the ultimate playing
                                    n   Highly disease resistant
    surface
                                        and hard-wearing
n   Good year-round colour
                                    n   Good wear tolerance
n   High disease resistance
                                    n   Year-round colour
n   Hard-wearing
                                    n   Excellent for top quality
n   Very tolerant to close mowing       bowling greens and croquet
                                        lawns
       SOWING RATE:
       8g/m2                               SOWING RATE:
       OVERSOWING RATE:                    35g/m2
       5g/m 2
                                           OVERSOWING RATE:
       PACK SIZE:                          25 - 35g/m2
       10kg and 20kg                       PACK SIZE:
       MOWING HEIGHT:                      10 and 20kg
       Down to 4mm                         MOWING HEIGHT:
                                           Down to 4mm

NEW FORMULATION                             CALDRIS
                                            Chewings Fescue          40%
        SEFTON
        Browntop Bent         40%           APORINA
                                            Slender Creeping
                                            Red Fescue
                                                                     40%
        TROY
        Browntop Bent         40%           SEFTON
                                            Browntop Bent            10%
        ARLETTA
        Browntop Bent         20%           TROY
                                            Browntop Bent            10%
HORSE
     LANDSCAPING
     RACING
     TECHNICAL
     OVERVIEW
     TECHNICAL
     OVERVIEW

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RACECOURSES, GALLOPS AND POLO
Racetracks and polo fields have to withstand a high degree of damage
from horses over a whole season, which means that selecting the right
mixture for renovation is important.

MM60 will provide a dense, hard-wearing surface that recovers quickly
from divots. As it is 100% ryegrass, it germinates quickly from spring
through to late autumn.

MM25 and MM22 contain ryegrass and fescues, providing cushioning
in the bottom of the sward.                                              All mixtures are
                                                                          treated with
22                                    25
     Racecourses,                          Racecourses,
     gallops and polo                      gallops and polo
     A ryegrass and fescue blend for       Renovation and divot repair for
     racecourses and gallops.              racecourses, gallops and polo fields

     MM22 Mixture Benefits:                MM25 Mixture Benefits
     n   Fast germination                  n   Quick germination leading
     n   Dense, attractive sward               to fast establishment

     n   Good wear tolerance
                                           n   Hard-wearing, dense,
                                               attractive sward
26   n   Good recovery from damage
                                           n   Fast recovery from divots
     n   Fescue provides a creeping            and damage
         growth habit and cushioning
                                           n   Fescue provides a creeping
            SOWING RATE:                       growth habit and cushioning
            25 - 35g/m2                    n   High disease resistance
            OVERSOWING RATE:
            15 - 25g/m2                           SOWING RATE:
            PACK SIZE:                            35 - 50g/m2
            10 and 20kg                           OVERSOWING RATE:
            MOWING HEIGHT:                        25 - 50g/m2
            Down to 5mm                           PACK SIZE:
                                                  20kg
                                                  MOWING HEIGHT:

     NEW FORMULATION                              Down to 20 mm

                                                   MELBOURNE
                                                                        20%
                                  30
                                                   Perennial Ryegrass
             ALISON                    %
             Perennial Ryegrass
                                                   CYRENA
                                                                        35%
                                  20%
                                                   Perennial Ryegrass             Adrian Kay,
             MALIBU                                                               Head Groundsman at
             Perennial Ryegrass

                                                                        25%
                                                                                  York Racecourse has used
                                                   EUROSPORT                      MM grass seed for many

                                  20
             APORINA                               Perennial Ryegrass
             Slender Creeping          %                                          years now:

                                                                        20
                                                                                  Having used MM mixtures
             Red Fescue                            HEIDRUN
                                                   Strong Creeping           %    from Limagrain for over

                                  25%
             HEIDRUN                               Red Fescue                     15 years, they have
             Strong Creeping                                                      always performed to my
             Red Fescue
                                                                                  expectations and given me

                                   5%
                                                                                  great results.
             HIGHLAND
             Browntop Bent
60                                      75R
Racecourses,                            Racecourses,
gallops and polo                        gallops and polo
Renovation and divot repair for         For winter and spring divot and
racecourses, gallops and polo fields.   renovation work.

MM60 Mixture Benefits:                  MM75R Mixture Benefits:
n   Extremely fast germination          n   Grows and germinates at
n   Quick establishment                     lower soil temperatures

n   High wear tolerance
                                        n   Fast ground cover and
                                            establishment
n   Fast divot recovery                                                                       27
                                        n   Winter and spring
n   High disease resistance                 overseeding
n   Produces great colour               n   HEADSTART® GOLD helps
                                            winter germination speed
       SOWING RATE:
       35 - 50g/m2                      n   Unique and exclusive to the
       OVERSOWING RATE:                     MM range
       25 - 50g/m2                      n   Improved disease resistance
       PACK SIZE:                           with tetraploid power
       20kg
       MOWING HEIGHT:                          SOWING RATE:
       Down to 20 mm                           35 - 75g/m2
                                               OVERSOWING RATE:
                                               35 - 75g/m2

NEW FORMULATION                                PACK SIZE:
                                               20kg
                                               MOWING HEIGHT:
        EUROSPORT
        Perennial Ryegrass   30%               Down to 20 mm

        EUROCORDUS
        Perennial Ryegrass   30%        NEW FORMULATION
        COLUMBINE
                             25%
                                                                     30%
        Perennial Ryegrass
                                                CYRENA                     All mixtures are
                                                Perennial Ryegrass

                             15%
                                                                            treated with
        CYRENA

                                                                     10%
        Perennial Ryegrass
                                                PELETON
                                                Annual Ryegrass

                                                                     60%
                                                DOUBLE
                                                Amenity Tetraploid
                                                Ryeglass
LANDSCAPING
     TECHNICAL
     OVERVIEW

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When selecting mixtures for landscaping
purposes, it is vital that due consideration                                              29

is given to both the end use and the
intended maintenance regime.

A non-ryegrass sward will require less maintenance, resulting in
reduced mowing and fertiliser, which is better for the environment.
For these types of areas, MM16 produces a fine looking sward that
is drought and shade tolerant. The inclusion of a range of fescues,
particularly Crystal – a top rated hard fescue – provides these key
attributes. This mixture is also very good for soil stabilisation of
embankments and steep slopes, whilst remaining low maintenance.

Where both lower maintenance and some tolerance to hard wear
are required, use MM21. This successful blend of 20% ryegrass,
75% fescue and 5% bent grass is well suited for both objectives.

MM22 will produce a hard-wearing, yet attractive sward that has
the fine-leaved ryegrass cultivars alongside the drought tolerant
fescues, which together produce an excellent year-round lawn or
landscape area.
                                                                       All mixtures are
                                                                        treated with
For road verges and embankments the MM DOT mixture meets the
official Department of Transport specification.
16                                    21                                        22
      Low maintenance                       Lawns and                                 Quality lawns and
      lawns and landscape                   landscaping with                          landscape areas
      areas                                 ryegrass
      A very low maintenance mixture        A fine low input ryegrass mix that will   A hard-wearing ryegrass and
      containing a blend of fescue and      produce a hard-wearing dense sward        Fescue mix that will together
      bent grasses that together produce    but with lower mowing requirements        produce a superb looking lawn or
      a superb looking, very fine drought   than many other landscape mixtures.       landscape area.
      tolerant mix.
                                            MM21 Mixture Benefits:                    MM22 Mixture Benefits:
      MM16 Mixture Benefits:                n   Produces a dense, fine and            n   Rapid establishment
      n   Drought and shade tolerant            attractive sward                      n   Hard-wearing
      n   Low nutrient requirements         n   Drought and shade tolerant            n   Good recovery from damage
      n   Reduced mowing                    n   Tolerates a range of soil types           Excellent year-round
30                                                                                    n
      n   Good soil stabilisation           n   Good year-round appearance                appearance
      n   Produces an attractive, fine,     n   General purpose mixture               n   Produces a fine, attractive
          dense sward                                                                     sward
                                                   SOWING RATE:
                                                                                      n   High disease resistance
             SOWING RATE:                          35g/m2
             25 - 35g/m   2
                                                   OVERSOWING RATE:                          SOWING RATE:
             OVERSOWING RATE:                      25 - 35g/m2                               35g/m2
             25g/m2                                PACK SIZE:                                OVERSOWING RATE:
             PACK SIZE:                            20kg                                      25 - 35g/m2
             20kg                                  MOWING HEIGHT:                            PACK SIZE:
             MOWING HEIGHT:                        Down to 12mm                              10 and 20kg
             Down to 10mm
                                                                                             MOWING HEIGHT:
                                                   MALIBU
                                                   Perennial Ryegrass   25    %              Down to 12mm

     NEW FORMULATION
                                                   CALDRIS
                                                   Chewings Fescue      30%           NEW FORMULATION
            CALDRIS
                               25%                 APORINA
                                                                        25%                                       30%
            Chewings Fescue                        Slender Creeping                          ALISON
                                                   Red Fescue                                Perennial Ryegrass

                               25%
            APORINA

                                                                        15%                                       20%
            Slender Creeping                       HEIDRUN
            Red Fescue                             Strong Creeping
                                                                                             MALIBU
                                                                                             Perennial Ryegrass
                                                   Red Fescue

                               30%
            HEIDRUN
                                                                           5%                                     20%
            Strong Creeping                        HIGHLAND                                  APORINA
                                                                                             Slender Creeping
            Red Fescue                             Browntop Bent
                                                                                             Red Fescue

            CRYSTAL
            Hard Fescue        15%                                                           HEIDRUN
                                                                                             Strong Creeping
                                                                                                                  25%
                                                                                             Red Fescue
            HIGHLAND
                                5%
                                                                                                                      5%
            Browntop Bent                                                                    HIGHLAND
                                                                                             Browntop Bent
DOT
Official department of transport mixture
                                                                                             31
Developed for roadside verges and banks.

MM DOT Mixture Benefits:
n   Low maintenance
n   Good soil stabilisation
n   Tolerant of a range of soils
n   Shade and drought tolerant                                NEW FORMULATION
n   Produces a fine, dense sward
                                                                 BOCELLI
                                                                 Chewings Fescue     25%
                                                                                     20%
                                                                 CORAIL
                                                                 Strong Creeping
                                                                 Red Fescue

                                                                                     30%
                                           All mixtures are
                                            treated with         TRIANA
                                                                 Hard Fescue

                                                                                     10%
                                                                 YVETTE
                                                                 Smooth Stalked
                                                                 Meadow Grass

                                                                 TROY
                                                                 Browntop Bent       10%
                                                                 ALICE
                                                                 White Clover         5%

                                             SOWING RATE:                       PACK SIZE:
                                                  20g/m2                           20kg
WILDFLOWERS
     TECHNICAL
     OVERVIEW

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       CORNFIELD
       ANNUALS
     Mixture for use in
     large areas
     A popular mixture bringing together
     all the elements needed to produce
     a field of traditional wildflowers that
     reflects how meadows would look if
     they were left to grow wild.

      CORN-COCKLE
      Agrostemma      55%
      MARIGOLD, CORN
                     17.5%
      Chrysanthemum Segetum

      CORNFLOWER
                     12.5%
      Centaurea Cyrasnus

      POPPY, COMMON
      Papaver Rhoeas  10%
      CHAMOMILE, CORN
      Athemis Arvensis  5%
AWF Range of Wildflowers
WOODLAND AND                                ACID SOILS MIX                                FLOWERING LAWN
HEAVY SHADE                                  A W F          5                               A W F         9
 A W F         1                            The flowers selected in this                  A new mixture that combines
A carefully selected mixture                mixture naturally occur on soils              slow growing grasses and a blend
suitable for shaded woodland                characterised by a low pH, which              of low growing wildflowers that
soils.                                      allows you to produce a flowery               will create a stunning flowering
                                            sward on a range of acid soils.               lawn or grassland area.
WETLAND AND
WATER MEADOW                                GENERAL PURPOSE                               POLLINATORS MIX
                                            / LOAM SOILS                                    A W F         10
 A W F         2
                                             A W F          6                             A new mixture containing               33
Suitable for damp, moist and wet
                                            This mixture is suitable for                  perennial wildflowers and grasses
soils and for use on saturated
                                            establishing flowery grassland on             that create an environment suited
banks of ponds, streams, rivers
                                            all loam/alluvial type soils and can          to attract bees, butterflies and
and ditches.
                                            produce a rich diverse sward.                 other pollinators. The mix is
LIMESTONE MIX                                                                             suited to a range of soil types.
                                            HEDGEROW AND
 A W F         3
                                            SEMI SHADE                                    All AWF wildflower mixtures:

On soils overlying limestone or                                                                   SOWING:
                                             A W F          7
chalk, particular types of flowers                                                                3 - 5g/m2
can be found; these flowers                 Suitable for field and woodland                       PACKAGING:
are contained in this carefully             margins.                                              1kg bag
selected blend of species.
                                            SANDY /
CLAY AND                                    DRY SOILS MIX                                 All these AWF
HEAVY SOILS                                  A W F          8                             wildflowers mixtures

 A W F         4                                                                          contain 80% grasses
                                            On free-draining sandy soils we               and 20% native British
This mixture should be sown on              advise the use of this mixture to             produced wildflowers.
all clay soils and uses species             recreate a meadow typical of this             A detailed analysis of all
typically found on this soil type.          soil type.                                    these AWF mixtures is
                                                                                          available on our website
                                                                                          lgseeds.co.uk/amenity

                Over the past 50 years, the number of traditional wildflower meadows has sadly declined, which has resulted
                in a noted decrease of British insects. In order for pollination to take place, we need the perfect flowers to
                attract those all-important bees so they can ensure the plants become fertilised and produce seeds and fruit.
                Limagrain’s ten different AWF mixtures and the Cornfield Annuals mixture, which are listed in this booklet,
                all contain some of the recommended plants on the Royal Horticultural Society’s list of plants which are
                'perfect for pollinators'. You can read more about the need for bees on the RHS website www.rhs.org.uk
COLOUR
     SPLASH

       FESTIVAL                                        AURORA                                          NEW WAVE
       CS1                                             CS2                                             CS3
     This is a tall growing mixture, from            This is a medium height mixture,                This is a tall growing mixture with
34   1m - 1.5m or more on fertile soil.              around a half-metre tall. Aurora is the         an abundance of flowers, from 1m
     Festival offers good cover and is a             ideal mix for soil with more organic            - 1.5m. New Wave provides good
     source of insects for wildlife, it can          material and nutritive mineral                  cover for fauna and a good source of
     also be seen from a distance.                   elements.                                       nectar for insects. The mixture
                                                                                                     features orange tones and withstands
     It is an appropriate mixture for dry            It contains Sunbow Zinnia and
                                                                                                     heat and drought very well.
     land, since a lack of water will only           Trianon Cosmos which provide more
     tend to limit growth height.                    effective and long-lasting flowering.                  FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:
                                                                                                            7 annuals
            FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:                              FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:
                                                                                                            SOWING RATE:
            5 annuals                                        5 annuals
                                                                                                            April to May at 2g/m2
            SOWING RATE:                                     SOWING RATE:
                                                                                                            GERMINATION:
            April to May at 2g/m2                            April to May at 2g/m2
                                                                                                            8-10 days in the correct
            GERMINATION:                                     GERMINATION:
                                                                                                            conditions
            8-10 days in the correct                         8-10 days in the correct
                                                                                                            FLOWERING:
            conditions                                       conditions
                                                                                                            Mid-June to early November
            FLOWERING:                                       FLOWERING:
                                                                                                            PACKAGING:
            Mid-June to early November                       Mid-June to early November
                                                                                                            4kg bag or 400g metal can
            PACKAGING:                                       PACKAGING:
            4kg bag or 400g metal can                        4kg bag or 400g metal can

                                 IMPORTANT NOTE: The Colour Splash mixtures are not native wildflowers and so are unsuitable for any of the
                                         agricultural environment schemes which are designed to attract grant-related funding from DEFRA.

                                                For more information on how to sow Colour Splash, where to use them and for mixture details,
                              go online and download our Colour Splash catalogue, or email: enquires@limagrain.co.uk and ask for a hard copy.
HONEY BEE                                       CELEBRATION                                     BIODIVERSITY
  CS4                                             CS5                                             CS6
A mid to tall mixture designed, in              Celebration is a mixture made up of            This mid-height, very rich mixture
particular, to attract butterflies and          flowers such as cornflower and                 was designed to attract butterflies,       35
other pollinators. Honey Bee mixture            poppy which were once found in                 pollinating insects and in general,
will produce a vast array of flowers in         abundance in traditional cornfields            small invertebrate or vertebrate
the first year, followed by flowering in        in the days before the widespread              fauna.
the second year.                                use of herbicides became
                                                                                               Biodiversity contains useful plants
                                                commonplace.
       FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:                                                                     which act on the soil; the roots of
       Annuals, perennials &                    It is a rich mixture around 1m in              these plants promote the micro
       biennials                                height, perfect for creating a pastoral        fauna, soil aeration and the
       SOWING RATE:                             environment.                                   decomposition of organic matter.
       April to June at 2g/m2
                                                       FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:                              FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:
       HEIGHT:
       1m                                              10 annuals and perennials                        15 annuals, biennials and
                                                       SOWING RATE:                                     perennials
       GERMINATION:
                                                       April to mid-June at 2g/m2                       SOWING RATE:
       8-10 days in correct conditions
                                                       GERMINATION:                                     April to mid-June at 2g/m2
       FLOWERING:
                                                       8-10 days in the correct                         GERMINATION:
       End of June until November, or
       first frost in first year then April            conditions                                       8-10 days in the correct
       to July in the second year                      FLOWERING:                                       conditions
                                                       Late-June to late-Sept the                       FLOWERING:
       ADVANTAGES:
       Provides an array of flowers                    first year, then April to July                   Mid-June to late-Sept the first
       that will attract butterflies, bees             the following years                              year, then April to July the
       and pollinators                                 PACKAGING:                                       following years
                                                       4kg or 1kg bag                                   PACKAGING:
       PACKAGING:
       4kg bag                                                                                          4kg or 1kg bag

                          IMPORTANT NOTE: The Colour Splash mixtures are not native wildflowers and so are unsuitable for any of the
                                  agricultural environment schemes which are designed to attract grant-related funding from DEFRA.

                                         For more information on how to sow Colour Splash, where to use them and for mixture details,
                       go online and download our Colour Splash catalogue, or email: enquires@limagrain.co.uk and ask for a hard copy.
Floral Canvas                                  Poppy Mix                                       Butterfly Mix
       CS7                                            CS8                                             CS9
     Short mixture - around 50cm,                   Poppy Mix is sure to create a great             A mid to tall mixture designed, in
36   exclusively composed of annuals:               show of vivid red flowers and will              particular, to attract butterflies and
     knapweed, eschscholzia, trianon                provide a poignant display and                  other pollinators. Butterfly Mix will
     cosmos, charmer flax.                          reminder to those who lost their lives          produce a vast array of flowers in
                                                    in World War One.                               the first year followed by further
     Flowers around 50 days after
                                                                                                    flowering in the second year.
     germination then continuous until              The poppies should be sown in the
     the first frost.                               spring ideally between the end of                      FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:
                                                    April and May. Best sown in areas of                   Annuals, perennials & biennials
             FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:
                                                    full sunlight and shaded areas should                  SOWING RATE:
             10 annuals and perennials
                                                    be avoided.                                            April - June, 2g/m2
             SOWING RATE:
                                                                                                           HEIGHT:
             April to mid-June at 2g/m2                     FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:                            1m
             GERMINATION:                                   Poppies
                                                                                                           GERMINATION:
             8-10 days in the correct                       SOWING RATE:                                   8-10 days in correct conditions
             conditions                                     April to May
                                                                                                           FLOWERING:
             FLOWERING:                                     FLOWERING:                                     End of June until November or
             Late-June to late-Sept the first               June - August                                  first frost in first year then April
             year, then April to July the
                                                            PACKAGING:                                     - July second year
             following years
                                                            500g                                           ADVANTAGES:
             PACKAGING:
                                                                                                           Provides an array of flowers
             4kg bag or 400g metal can
                                                                                                           that will attract butterflies,
                                                                                                           bees and pollinators
                                                                                                           PACKAGING:
                                                                                                           1kg bag

                               IMPORTANT NOTE: The Colour Splash mixtures are not native wildflowers and so are unsuitable for any of the
                                       agricultural environment schemes which are designed to attract grant-related funding from DEFRA.

                                             For more information on how to sow Colour Splash, where to use them and for mixture details,
                           go online and download our Colour Splash catalogue, or email: enquires@limagrain.co.uk and ask for a hard copy.
Leading                                             Varieties for 2018
1. PERENNIAL RYEGRASS.                                           2. FINE FESCUE
Alison                                                           Aporina
A fantastic fine-leaved ryegrass, Alison is extremely dense      A new cultivar for 2018. Aporina is
and is now a component of MM50, our leading mixture for          great for both close-mown sports
cricket squares, golf tees and fairways.                         turf, golf fairways and landscaping.

Cyrena                                                           High disease resistance and shoot
                                                                 density are just two of its main
A superb variety for winter sports use, Cyrena is extremely
                                                                 attributes.
hard wearing with fast recovery from damage and play. It also
has high disease resistance, making it a great winter sports     Heidrun
variety.                                                         A great new strong creeping red

Double                                                           fescue that is dense with good colour
                                                                                                           1.
                                                                 and disease resistance making it an
A tetraploid variety of perennial ryegrass that germinates
                                                                 excellent choice for all landscaping
very quickly. High disease resistance and good all year colour
                                                                 use.
are just some of the many qualities of this variety.
                                                                 Caldris
Melbourne
                                                                 A brand new chewings fescue for
A top ryegrass variety from the MM portfolio, Melbourne is
                                                                 golf and landscaping use. Caldris is
suitable for winter sports and landscaping as it is very hard-
                                                                 extremely dense, with good disease
wearing with excellent recovery and is dense and fine-leaved.
                                                                 resistance.
It has high resistance to Red Thread which, together with
its other attributes, makes it one of the leading perennial      Crystal
ryegrasses available.                                            The number one hard fescue for

Malibu                                                           use in lawns and landscaping, it
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                                                                 has excellent resistance to disease
Malibu is extremely fine-leaved with high shoot density
                                                                 along with good colour throughout
combined with good summer colour. Malibu can be used
                                                                 the year. It is an integral part of our
in tees, fairways, cricket and landscaping, making it a very
                                                                 MM16 low maintenance mixture.
versatile variety for the UK.

Venice                                                           3. BENT GRASS
This perennial ryegrass is extremely fine-leaved and forms a     Sefton, Egmont & Troy
dense and attractive sward. It is suitable for landscaping and   A very fine-leaved leading variety
lawns and other summer sports. Venice has excellent              that forms a dense putting and
resistance to Red Thread, combined with good summer              bowling surface when used in quality      2.
colour.                                                          golf and bowling greens. It is also
Columbine                                                        suitable for use in fine ornamental
A highly rated leading variety for winter sports pitches,        lawns and landscape areas.
extremely hard-wearing with fast recovery from damage
and play.
                                                                 4. SMOOTH STALKED                         3.
                                                                   MEADOW GRASSES
Eurocordus
A superb variety that has great wear tolerance and recovery
                                                                 Yvette & Cocktail
                                                                 Excellent varieties for use in turf
from damage and play, along with good tolerance to close
                                                                 production, tees, fairways and
mowing.
                                                                 landscaping. Both varieties are dense
Eurosport                                                        and fine-leaved and this, combined
A fantastic cultivar that is superb for all winter sports use.   with good wear tolerance, makes
Its wear tolerance and recovery rates are class-leading.         them some of the leading smooth
                                                                 stalked meadow grasses on the
                                                                 market today.

                                                                                                           4.
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     Seed Quality
     If you want your amenity grass to perform without compromise then
     it is vital to start by selecting and sowing the right mixture. This will
     encompass a number of key features. Firstly, the mixture will contain
     species and varieties that have been selected and bred to deliver
     the results that you would expect – whether it is for a football pitch,
     tennis court or bowling green.

     The quality of the seed that goes into each and every bag is also
     critical. Nobody wants to introduce weeds onto the site they are
     seeding and, in addition, excessive quantities of dust or inert matter
     will make absolutely no contribution to any projects that you are
     planning to undertake. But seed purity is only half the story –
     the ability of the clean seed to germinate and establish rapidly is just
     as important.
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When you specify an MM mixture, rest assured that all these important
aspects have been covered as part of our comprehensive Quality
Control Programme. With state of the art seed cleaning facilities and
a well-equipped seed testing laboratory, we know that every seed that
goes into an MM bag is there for the right purpose.

When you invest in an MM mixture there is an added quality bonus –
our mixtures are treated with HEADSTART® GOLD. This user-friendly,
non-toxic treatment can help your grass get off to the best possible
start – especially if conditions at sowing time are less than ideal. There
is more information about HEADSTART® GOLD on pages 4 and 5 of
this catalogue.

So, next time you are buying an amenity mixture, remember that not
all grass seeds are created equal! Make the wrong choice and your
project could be compromised from day one. Make the right choice –
MM mixtures – and all your projects will have the best foundation for
future growth.
Grass and Seed Selection Chart
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                                                                                  OPTIMAL GERMINATION
                                               OVERSOWING R ATE

                                                                                                                                                                      ESTABLISHMENT
                                                                  SOWING DEPTH

                                                                                  TEMPERATURE

                                                                                                                      TOLERANCE

                                                                                                                                  TOLERANCE

                                                                                                                                               TOLERANCE
                                                                                                         pH RANGE

                                                                                                                                                           PER GRAM
                                                                                                                                               DROUGHT
                         SURFACE

                                                                                                         OPTIMAL
                                      SOWING

                                                                                                                                  SHADE

                                                                                                                                                                      SPEED
                                                                                                                                                           SEEDS
                                      (g/m2)

                                               (g/m2)

                                                                  (g/m2)

                                                                                                                      SALT

                 Browntop Bent                                     Soil
                                      8-10        4-8             Contact        12 - 27°C              4.0 to 6.0     Poor       Medium        Fair       14000        Slow
                Agrostis capillaris
     Strong Creeping Red Fescue
                                      35-50    25-35                4-7          10 - 25°C              5.0 to 6.0   Excellent    Medium      Medium        1000      Medium
              Festuca rubra rubra
               Chewings Fescue
                                      35-50    25-35                4-7          15 - 25°C              4.5 to 5.5     Poor        Good         Fair        1000      Medium
        Festuca rubra commutata
           Slender Creeping Red
                          Fescue      35-50    25-35                 4-7         12 - 25°C              5.0 to 6.0    Good         Good        Good         1000      Medium
            Festuca rubra litoralis
                  Sheeps Fescue
                                      35-50    25-35                4-7          12 - 25°C              4.0 to 7.0   Medium       Medium      Excellent     2000      Medium
          Festuca ovina tenuifolia
                    Hard Fescue
                                      35-50    25-35                4-7          12 - 25°C              4.0 to 6.0   Medium       Medium      Excellent     2000        Slow
             Festuca trachyphylla
              Perennial Ryegrass
                                      35-50    25-35               10-15         10 - 20°C              6.0 to 7.0   Medium         Fair        Fair        750         Fast
                  Lolium perenne
        Smooth Stalked Meadow
                          Grass       25-35    15-25                4-7          15 - 30°C              6.0 to 6.5   Medium       Medium      Medium        3250        Slow
                   Poa pratensis
Useful Facts and Figures
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Pitch sizes and quantity guide:
                                   DIMENSIONS              AREA               20kg BAG REQUIREMENTS SOWN AT
                     SURFACE
                                       (m)                  (m2)           20g/m2            225g/m2             35g/m2
                     Football          100 x 64             6,400             7                  8                 12
                       Rugby           100 x 69             6,900             7                  7                 13
                      Hockey          91.4 x 55             5,027             6                  7                  9
               Cricket Square          30 x 30               900              1                1.25               1.75
                  Lawn Tennis         23.8 x 11              262            0.25                0.5                0.5
                        Bowls          40 x 40              1,600           1.75                 2                  3
                     Croquet          32 x 25.5              81               1                1.25                1.5
                   Golf Green          Average               500             0.5               0.75                 1
                     Golf Tee          Average               350             0.5                0.5               0.75
                 One Hectare              –                10,000            10                12.5               17.5
                    One Acre              –                 4,047           4.25               5.25               7.25

Sowing rate conversion chart:
All sowing rates in this booklet are expressed in grams per square metre. The following table can be used to convert these
rates into units suited to larger areas or to imperial measure.
                                                                          METRIC
       Grams/square metres                8                  15              25                 35                 50
Kilograms/100 square metres              0.8                 1.5             2.5                3.5                 5
          Kilograms/hectare               80                 150             250                350                500
              Kilograms/acre              30                 60              100                140                200
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     Sales Team
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                                                                                                                certification and remaining unsold on receipt of
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                                                                                                                will be advised by your MM distributor.

                            Matt Gresty                                                                      Richard Sheppard
                            AMENITY PRODUCT MANAGER                                                          AMENITY SEED SPECIALIST
                            & SEED SPECIALIST

     North West England, Midlands, Channel Islands,                                Southern England
     Ireland and Wales                                                             Mobile: 07769 740314
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                            John Heaphy                                                                      Richard Camplin
                            AMENITY SEED SPECIALIST                                                          AMENITY PRODUCT
                                                                                                             DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

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SCOTLAND                                MIDLANDS AND                         NORTHERN ENGLAND
Terra Firma (Scotland) Ltd              SOUTHERN ENGLAND                     Chappelow Sports Turf Ltd
Unit 11, Manor Farm Business Park,      Amenity Land Solutions               Calder Farm, Sands Lane
Manor Loan, Stirling, FK9 5QA           Units 2 & 3, Allscott, Telford       Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 8HJ
Tel: 01786 478777                       Shropshire, TF6 5DY                  Office: 01924 493359
Fax: 01786 473838                       Tel: 01952 641949                    Email: info@chappelowsportsturf.co.uk
                                        Fax: 01952 247369                    Web: www.chappelowsportsturf.co.uk                 43
Email: sales@terrafirmascotland.co.uk
Web: www.terrafirmascotland.co.uk       Email: sales@amenity.co.uk
                                        Web: www.amenity.co.uk
                                                                             NORTH WEST ENGLAND
IRELAND                                                                      AND WALES
John Lindsay Professional               NORTHERN &                           Spunhill Ltd
Sports Turf                             SOUTHERN ENGLAND,                    Langshaw House,
2, Carn Court Road, Craigavon,          SCOTLAND                             Ellesmere Business Park,
Co. Armagh, BT63 5YX, N. Ireland        Sherriff Amenity                     Oswestry Road, Ellesmere,
                                        Cambridge House,                     Shropshire, SY12 0EW
Tel: 02838 339229
                                        Nottingham Road, Stapleford,         Tel: 01691 626006
Fax: 02838 392224
                                        Nottingham, NG9 8AB                  Fax: 01691 626001
Email: sales@lindsayturfcare.com
                                        Scotland Tel: 01738 643187           Email: sales@spunhill.co.uk
Web: www.lindsayturfcare.com
                                        Fax: 01738 622152                    Web: www.spunhill.co.uk
NORTH EAST ENGLAND                      North Tel: 01925 758886
                                                                             CHANNEL ISLANDS
Turf Technical                          Fax: 01925 756349
Glebe View Farm, Hurworth,                                                   Eastern Garden Machinery
                                        South Tel: 01638 721888              La Route De Maufant,
Darlington, DL2 2EG
                                        Fax: 01638 721 815                   Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5AX
Tel: 01325 260364
                                        Email: sales@sherriffamenity.co.uk   Tel: 01534 855466
Email: chris@turftechnical.co.uk
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                                        EAST MIDLANDS
NORTH AND EAST MIDLANDS
                                        Hewitt Sportsturf                    SOUTH EAST
Fineturf
                                        45 Cambridge Road, Cosby,            Indigrow (UK) Ltd
The Barn, Charity Street,
                                        Leicester, LE9 1SJ                   The Old Bakery,
Carlton Scroop,
                                        Tel: 0116 286 7029                   Hyde End Lane, Brimpton,
Grantham, Lincs, NG32 3AT
                                        Fax: 0116 275 1084                   Berkshire, RG7 4RH
Tel: 01400 251605
                                        Email: info@hewittsportsturf.co.uk   Tel: 0118 971 0991
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Rothwell, Market Rasen,
 Lincolnshire LN7 6DT
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