what kind of grass or grass seed gets used at parks? I want to know since you can walk on it and its perfect?

Answer 1

What park? Where do you live? Call your local parks department and ask.

The right seed for you depends upon the soil, water and light conditions in your yard. Perfect grass needs more than the right seed. You need good soil, full sun, sufficient moisture, right mowing (at least 2.5" to 3" high), adequate fertilizer and pest control when needed.

See the link below for info about lawn care in Canada.

Answer 2

Usually parks,stadiums, etc are sodded, not seeded. Sod farming involves planting usually a mixture of seeds that are best for the specific region. then the seed is fertilized, watered, and maintained professionally until it is mature grass, then cut, and installed at the new location, where it is fertilized, watered and maintained professionally once again. the key to a good lawn is labor-take the time to maintain a good lawn, and yours can look as good as the parks. the best advice i would have is to talk to a sod farmer...

Answer 3

Annual Ryegrass is an important, Oregon-grown turf grass. Like Perennial Ryegrass, Annual Ryegrass will normally germinate in 7 to 14 days. This fast establishing turf grass is ideal for wind and water erosion control, roadsides, hillsides, temporary home lawns, overseeding sports fields, parks, golf courses, roadsides and many other turf areas. What is so unique about Annual Ryegrass is that it has an aggressive root system which establishes quickly in many soil types; it is a fast temporary solution while permanent turf is establishing. Oregon-grown Annual Ryegrass lasts one to two years in turf. It requires frequent mowing because of its fast growth rate. This World class turf can be grown in the northern states for lawns and in many areas of the country because it is incorporated into seed mixtures with other grasses. It is an affordable, temporary coverage for just about anything that requires little watering and fertilization. For more information please see Forage Grasses or Perennial Ryegrass.

Fine Fescue is a shade tolerant turf grass with a medium to dark green color. Adapted to the Pacific Northwest, Fine Fescue grows best in cool humid regions, coastal regions and in high elevations. All varieties require little maintenance and like to be mowed at 1 ½ to 2 ½ inches. They have the finest leaves, the most shade tolerance and the lowest fertilizer, mowing and moisture requirements of all the cool season turf grasses. Chewings Fescue, Red Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue, Sheep Fescue and Hard Fescue are popular varieties of Fine Fescue. These varieties can be found on lawns, in parks, along road sides and other turf grass areas and extensively used in grass seed blends and mixes for both sunny and shady areas. Fine Fescues are not recommended for sports fields and golf tees because they have a low wear tolerance. Most of these varieties have all the same characteristics. Chewings Fescue has a noncreeping, bunch-type growth habit unlike Red Fescue. All varieties germinate rapidly and are well adapted to poor, dry, sandy soils. With Fine Fescue high endophyte levels can cause problems with livestock when varieties developed for turf are used for forage in some species. For more information on fescue, please see Forage Grasses or Tall Fescue.

Kentucky Bluegrass is an easily grown, high quality perennial turf grass. It is most commonly used on home lawns, parks, cemeteries, institutional grounds, airfields, roadsides, golf course fairways and athletic fields because of its ability to withstand high turf injury. Its thick root system helps the plants recover quickly and prevents the plants from falling apart. Kentucky Bluegrass grows best in the north eastern and central states. This dense grass has good color, a fine texture and is the cold hardiest of all turf grasses. It has a high water requirement and may suffer in summer heat if mowed too short. Although this is popular grass seed, it has high maintenance requirements like frequent watering, fertilizing and mowing. It prefers to be mowed at 1 ½ to 2 ½ inches. This cool-season grass is one of the most important and widely used turf grasses. There are varieties of this grass that are used as a pasture grass. Please see Forage Grasses link for more information on using this grass as a forage.