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By picking premium Pennington yard seed products matched to your yard seed planting zone, you can offer your lawn the seed it needs to succeed: Coastal Pacific Northwest lawns challenge grasses with cool, wet weather condition all season long.

Pennington Smart Seed Seasonal Ryegrass Lawn Seed and Fertilizer Mix includes enhanced grass ranges that save water, germinate quickly and withstand lawn diseases.

Cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, Kentucky 31 high fescue and turf-type tall fescues also do well in cool northern lawns. For Pacific Northwest yards with sun and shade, Pennington Smart Seed Sun and Shade Turf Seed and Fertilizer Mix combines shade-tolerant fine fescues, high fescue, seasonal ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass.

West Coast growing conditions differ substantially from northern California to the state's southern suggestion. With adequate irrigation, cool-season yards can master the Mediterranean-like environment. Pennington The Rebels Tall Fescue Yard Seed Blend provides tolerance to cold, heat, drought and shade. Resilient Pennington Smart Seed Kentucky Bluegrass Turf Seed and Fertilizer Mix develops a thick, lavish yard that needs approximately 30% less water than ordinary seed.

Pennington Smart Seed Bermudagrass Turf Seed and Fertilizer Mix germinates and develops faster than Bermudagrass alone. To keep dormant winter Bermudagrass lawns looking green, fall overseeding with seasonal ryegrasses or Pennington Yearly Ryegrass Turf Seed can add momentary green color. For West Coast yards with sun and shade, Pennington Smart Seed Sun and Shade Yard Seed and Fertilizer Mix combines high fescue, seasonal ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescues fit to mixed lawns.

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The Inland West and Northwest present varied growing conditions. Temperature extremes, humidity, aridity and elevation all impact how well grasses carry out in this grass planting zone. Cool-season turfs such as Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue and seasonal ryegrass do well in cool, arid inland areas from Montana westward, but appropriate watering is essential.

East of the Waterfall Mountain Range down through Nevada and Utah, drought-tolerant tall fescue grasses such as Pennington The Rebels Tall Fescue Turf Seed Blend withstand the zone's obstacles particularly well. Fine fescues with remarkable cold and shade tolerance likewise excel, particularly at higher elevations. If your lawn has both sun and shade, Pennington Smart Seed Sun and Shade Yard Seed and Fertilizer Mix combines shade-tolerant high fescue, great fescues, perennial ryegrass and sun-loving Kentucky bluegrass in an optimum sun-and-shade mix.

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Anchored in the country's center, the northern Plains States comprise part of the country's cool-season grass-growing area. A line of demarcation that roughly follows state lines in between Iowa and Nebraska separates this arid western zone from more damp eastern states. Cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass and high fescues thrive in this zone provided they get appropriate irrigation throughout dry weather.

Drought-tolerant, deep-rooted high fescues such as Pennington The Rebels Tall Fescue Turf Seed Blend and economical Kentucky 31 stand out throughout this zone. For lawns with sun and shade, Pennington Smart Seed Sun and Shade Grass Seed and Fertilizer Mix combines versatile high fescue, perennial ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescues.

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The Upper Midwest states surrounding the Great Lakes consist of a cool-season grass-growing area with humidity levels similar to the Northeast. Home to some of winter's record low temperatures, the area's seasonal variations require lawns that grow in unpredictable cool climates. Bluegrasses such as Pennington Smart Seed Kentucky Bluegrass Yard Seed and Fertilizer Mix control in this zone, but ryegrasses and fescues also do well.

Long lasting seasonal ryegrass naturally withstands pests and disease. Pennington Smart Seed Seasonal Ryegrass Yard Seed and Fertilizer Mix uses premium ryegrass varieties appropriate to Upper Midwest yards. If your yard integrates sun and shade, look to Pennington Smart Seed Sun and Shade Yard Seed and Fertilizer Mix for a combination of cool-season grasses designed to prosper with just 4 to 6 hours of sun.

Cold winters, cool summer seasons and high humidity create difficult conditions for many plants here, including yard grasses.