Which seed?

I asked ages ago about the impossible dream: hard wearing grass that stands up to dogs, but is slow growing for low maintenance.

I'm not going to ask that again :P

No, my plans have changed - I will soon be fencing off and woodchipping a smaller area for my dogs, but the bulk of my lawn I plan to rotovate and start again with.

I'm now after suggestions for just slow growing grass - traffic resistance not important - I simply cannot keep on top of it as is, I had it short and perfect a month ago and various things have conspired to stop me getting it done again and I'm back to square one and having to hire someone else to mow it as it's getting beyond my abilities again, so I just want to scrap the lot and start again.

I plan on cutting the grass seed with daisy and clover to further ease the mowing load, but what would be good grass(es) to look for? Wear is going to be low, once I get the dog bit fenced in, just me going out to tend veg and it's a big area (130ft garden, the dog yard will be about 30ft of that) so not concentrate traffic either.

 

I can't help you with slow growing grasses and I'm not sure that they will make a lot of difference to maintenance. Have you considered replacing your lawn completely with clover or something similar which only needs mowing a few times a year.

 

I have been thinking about that. The less mowing the better for me - if it's not the weather it's work, if it's not work it's my joints/back so the more I can just leave it to do its own thing and get on with the rest of my garden, the happier I will be!

Anyone have any experience of using microclover as a lawn substitute?

 

I know the feeling, I'm in a similar position but without the work issue in the way though.

I would post this question in the Garden Discussion area Niki, it well get a wider audience there. However you could look back through old threads here in the Lawns forum to see if there is anything on the subject.

 

Use shortcut on the established lawn as it will drastically slow down the growth rate of the grass. Many golf courses use it.
I have a bottle here but this stuff isn't cheap.

 

bostonseeds do a low maintenance mixture which might be the answer to your problem.
It's the BS Low Maintenance seed and contains a lot of fescue, which is very fine grass but won't stand up to much action if the kids or dawgs get loose on it