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We have mixtures from LIDL, Baumarkt, Thomas Philips. All mixed up. It's enough for the average person. My wife ordered a mixture from some lawn company for a small area. It is already softer and nicer, but also more sensitive (it turns brown faster). If you want a truly English lawn, it's better to have it done completely by a professional with a growth guarantee etc.

Hello, does anyone have a recommendation for a lawn seed mixture for new installations? Are there good professional suppliers or can you use the usual hardware store brands? Thanks GD

I planted my entire lawn back then with the play and sports lawn mixture from Wolf Garten. I am very satisfied and would invest the few euros more again every time.

No matter which type you take, whether Aldi, Lidl, or the most expensive from the hardware store, the most important thing for all lawn types is fertilizing and mowing.

Fertilize at least two to three times a year. With a slow-release fertilizer and cut regularly so that the roots can grow.

With a long-term fertilizer and regular trimming so that the roots grow.

Continue this over 8 generations and the perfect English lawn is ready. Don't forget to water.

Do it over 8 generations and the proper English lawn is ready. Don’t forget to water.

Apart from the fact that an English lawn is hardly useful for anyone here, it doesn’t take long to get the lawn going in the right or also the not-so-great direction. With our lawn, I notice very clearly when I take care of it a bit and it’s like tomtom says, from my side fertilizer and cutting. And in summer, sometimes watering as well. I can always reliably apply the first fertilizer in spring. But I have had years when I didn’t mow for several weeks in early summer and the lawn grew very strongly then. Everything gets out of control then and it didn’t become strong again for the rest of the year. On the other hand, I clearly notice that the lawn controls weeds much better and is vigorous when I mow every 1-2 weeks in the period of April/May.

I’m just throwing in my incomprehension for lawns again here. A quite maintenance-intensive chlorophyll desert without any value for nature. With less work, there are much better alternatives. Which, of course, don’t look as neat and tidy. It’s, of course, all just my personal opinion.