Lawn Seeds

Why You'll Love Yates' Range of Lawn Seed Products

Growing your own lawn from scratch lets you choose the grass that suits you and your lifestyle. Prepare the soil properly and choose your seeds well, and you’ll have a lifetime with a beautiful lawn. Yates’ lawn seed range includes seed that’s hard-wearing and ideal for harsh Aussie summers, as well as a blend of grasses that will grow well in cool climates.

Which Lawn Seed is Right for Me?

Couch grass is hard-wearing but needs a soil pH of 6 to 7 for it to thrive well. Yates LawnSmart Couch Lawn Seed is a dense grass that copes well with harsh Aussie summers, and germinates best when soil temperature exceeds 20°C. Drought-tolerant and self-repairing, it’s ideal for lawns that have high-traffic areas and are used a lot by pets or kids. It contains a germination booster, seed coating technology that contains essential plant nutrients proven to speed up germination and enhance seedling vigour. Munns Professional Couch Lawn Seed Blend is a premium turf grade seed blend that’s coated with a germination booster. This provides germination within 5 to 7 days, improves root development and deters birds, leaving your lawn to grow without being disturbed.

Kikuyu grass is well suited to most climates and is hard-wearing. It tolerates dry periods well and remains greener over winter. Fast-growing and self-repairing, it’s an easy lawn to look after. Yates LawnSmart Kikuyu Lawn Seed Blend also contains Annual Ryegrass which is extremely fast germinating to help limit weed germination and competition, prevent soil erosion and fill the gaps between the establishing Kikuyu seedlings.

Yates LawnSmart All Season Lawn Seed Blend is a mixture of premium Tall Fescue, fast germinating Ryegrass, and other grasses that grow well in cool climate areas. Tall fescue is drought-tolerant once established. This blend tolerates sunny and shaded areas and can survive up to 80 per cent shade.

Munns Arid Sun & Shade Lawn Seed Mix is ideal for full sun areas and up to 85 per cent shade. It’s great for repairing brown patches and is self-repairing, making it perfect for families with children or pets.

Yates Budget Lawn Grass Seed Mix is a fast-growing, tough, economical lawn seed blend with a soft texture. It has a rich green colour, is fast germinating, hard-wearing and ideal for either sowing a new lawn or repairing worn patches. It’s perfect for kids and pets to lie on, play on, and enjoy.

Yates Lawn Seed Repair is an easy-to-use lawn seed to help you quickly and easily repair bare patches in your lawn. This blend contains Couch, Fescue and fast germinating Ryegrass seeds. It also contains a slow-release lawn fertiliser which is formulated to repair bare or patchy areas of grass. The slow-release fertiliser helps new seedlings grow well as they start to develop and also encourages existing lawn to strengthen. It also contains a natural wetting agent to help the soil hold moisture and aid seed germination. Use this to thicken up grass and bring your lawn back to life.