PT 705 Xeriscape Lawn Alternative--Mow or Don't

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Application Rate: 2 - 3 lbs per 1000 sq ft or 120 lbs per acre

Designed to form a green cover year round with little or no irrigation. From unmowed highway banks to residential parkways and alternative lawns, this mix provides green cover under all levels of maintenance--mowed or unmowed. Clovers and yarrow provide green color when the grasses go dormant during periods of heat stress and lack of water. A choice no mow alternative for erosion control, bioswales and low maintenance areas. When allowed to bloom, this lawn is very bee-friendly. General grow height 12 to 16 inches with yarrow blooming at 18 inches when left unmown.

For best results plant on bare soil and do not topdress (cover) seed. 

Xeriscaping refers to the practice of selecting plants that reduce the need for supplemental irrigation.

Mix Includes:
Perennial Ryegrass - Lolium perenne 
Hard Fescue - Festuca trachyphylla 
Sheep Fescue - Festuca ovina
White Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Dutch White Clover - Trifolium repens
Strawberry Clover - Trifolium fragiferum
Sweet Alyssum - Lobularia maritima

Recommended planting zones: see map

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