Best Grass Seeds in the UK

GBW Grass Seed packs highly effective seeds. You can use these seeds to create new lawns, repair bare patches, or improve existing grass. The product comes delivered in a canvas grass seed bag with the DEFRA label attached. The package contains 43% Dwarf Amenity Ryegrass, 40% Creeping Red Fescue, 12% Chewings Fescue, and 5% Brown Top Bent.

All the seeds are rigorously tested and the bag contains only the most acclaimed mix varieties. You'll be able to cover up to 35 square metres (380 sq ft) for new lawns and 55 square metres (600 sq ft) for existing lawns with a mowing height of precisely 12 millimetres.

The company's seeds grow in pretty much all conditions, including challenging/shaded areas (although it can be hard to get going in these shaded areas). The mixture delivers quick visible growth results. It is perfectly suitable for gardens, lawns, landscaping, residential play areas, and greenfield spaces.

These weeds grow deep roots, adding drought resistance to the table. At the same time, these deep roots lower scorching chances. More often than not, the overall product is low maintenance and pretty easy to apply.

In short, GBW Grass Seed packs the best grass seeds on this list. The grass is tough and is able to grow virtually anywhere. It is lush but pretty hard-wearing too. The bag is durable and does not present any storage challenges.

GroundMaster bag includes the most well-rounded but, at the same time, specialised seeds. More often than not, these seeds are pretty effective. You might occasionally face some issues with Maxima Festuca Strong Creeping Red Fescue. But, again, you'll likely be able to spread it alright except for patchiness here and there from time to time.

The bag will provide you with a thick well-wearing hardy lawn that will last throughout the year. The grass is able to more than withstand regular use. You can use it for quick establishing, lawns, patches, and landscaping. It is suitable enough for play areas too.

In addition to 30% Maxima Festuca Strong Creeping Red Fescue, the bag is packing 50% Double Lolium Perennial Rye Grass and 20% Troya Lolium Perennial Rye Grass. Provided the soil is warm and moist, these weeds should start appearing in 5-10 days. The seeds make the product especially good for over-seeding thin existing lawns and/or repairing bare patches.

The 1-kilogram bag will let you cover up to 30 square metres for new lawns and 50 square metres for existing lawns.

In other words, with GroundMaster General Purpose Lawn Garden Grass Seed, it is all in the name. These general-purpose seeds will prove suitable for very different customers with very different needs and preferences. Plus, they grow really fast.

The only issue we have with Miracle-Gro EverGreen is that the people behind the product do not specify the product's composition. There is a mixture of dwarf perennial ryegrass there and fine fescues for hard-wearing lawns. It would be nice to know the exact percentages though.

Other than that, we don't have any problems with the product. The aforementioned ryegrass species is perfect for creating as well as maintaining new, hard-wearing lawns. At the same time, you can use the mix to fill bare patches and strengthen existing lawns. These seeds are able to thrive in both sunny and shady areas.

According to the same people behind Miracle-Gro EverGreen, the bag contains head start gold, the supposedly revolutionary grass seed coating that is able to produce rapid germination. The coating holds nutrients that work wonders stimulating these seeds to develop and grow. More often than not, the result is faster germination, stronger roots, and ultimately healthier grass. You'll be able to see these results in less than a week.

All in all, Miracle-Gro EverGreen is an excellent choice for people with limited garden space. These seeds are as fast-growing and effective as the next product. It doesn't hurt that the grass is child- and pet-friendly too.

We don't necessarily care for names like GardenersDream HW-PRO but we'll make an exception for the product because it is close enough to the titular promise.

Inside the 5-kilogram grass seed bag, you'll find 70% Lolium Perennial Rye Grass and 30% Strong Creeping Red Fescue. These 5 kilograms will be enough to cover up to 120 square metres for new lawns and 230 square metres for existing lawns.

There isn't really that much that separates this product from every other entry on this list. We can definitely highlight the bag though. It is especially durable and will be able to protect excess seeds from moisture and UV rays. Plus, some people have/can develop allergies to perennial ryegrass' pollen, so it is/can be important to keep those neatly stored elsewhere.

The grass is relatively fast-growing and definitely hard-wearing. When the soil is warm and moist, it doesn't take grass more than 5-10 days to appear. You can use these seeds for creating new lawns, repairing bare patches, improving existing grass, as well as landscaping.

To sum it all up, GardenersDream HW-PRO is not necessarily every gardener's dream but it is definitely up there. These seeds will let you create the most luscious, hard-wearing lawn. They are really low-maintenance too and the price is nothing if not fair.

A1LAWN AM-PRO 26 packs the biggest bag on the list. The product is an all-rounder through and through. The grass these seeds grow is lush in appearance, quick to establish, and as hard-wearing as it comes.

At the same time, it isn't the bag's volume but its composition that really sells the product. In addition to 40% Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass and 50% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, the bag packs 10% Chewings Fescue. It is the finest of all the fescue grasses, able to class up pretty much any lawn.

The seeds' sowing rate 35 grams per square metre, which is impressive all things considered. The 10-kilogram bag will let you cover up to 285 square metres for new lawns and 500 square metres for existing lawns.

The company is a FERA registered seed merchant, meaning that every component here has been thoroughly and rigorously tested for purity, germination rates, and disease resistance.

The only area where the product can disappoint is that "quick to establish" part. As per usual, much depends on the soil but, generally speaking, these seeds aren't as fast-growing as the company's more expensive branded competition.

Bottom line, A1LAWN AM-PRO 26 will likely last you for a decade. As far as the cost-benefit ratio is concerned, this is the best grass seed prospect on this list. The grass is tough and will have no issues come winter too.