Cool season grasses are grown in climates with cold winters. They are evergreen, but may go dormant in midsummer.

Bluegrass

Fine textured, somewhat less durable than some other cool season grasses.

Ryegrass

hard wearing perennial grass that provides a good utility lawn, withstands drought and looks good.

Red fescue

both slender and creeping varieties of red fescue grow strongly to provide thick growth which is hard-wearing and reasonably drought tolerant.

Meadow grasses

smooth-stalked varieties are used in blends for fine lawns.

Other grasses

Chewings fescue, browntop bent and crested dog's tail are just some of the other grasses used in lawn seed mixes.