RHS LEVEL 2 LESSON 1 Understand the effective use of soft landscaping elements

Question 1

seed mix for hardwearing lawn utility

Answer 1

Lolium perenne 70%
festuca rubra rubra 25%
poa pratensis 5%
sow 50grams per sq/m

Question 2

seed mix for high quality ornamental lawn

Answer 2

festuca rubra subsp. commutata 22% (chewings fescue)
festuca rubra rubra 65% ( strong creeping red fescue)
festuca rubra 10% (slender creeping red fescue)
agrostis capillaris 3% ( Highland bent)

Question 3

grass seed mix for shaded areas

Answer 3

Festuca rubra subsp. commutata 25%
Festuca rubra rubra 45%
festuca ovina 20% ( sheeps fescue)
Poa pratensis (smooth stalked meadow grass) 5%
Agrostis capillaris (Highland bent ) 5%