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Creeping Red and other Fine Fescues are the Best choices for shady areas. --- For extreme shade areas you might want to consider a blend of Creeping, Hard and Chewings such as is included in the Mid America Super Shade / Bluegrass Mixture.  These three grasses tend to compliment each other in various shade situations and soil profiles.

For Northern Bluegrass lawn areas we have several shade mixtures that offer improved performance:

• Mid America Super Shade (25 & 50 lb. sizes)
• Dense Shade Mix (3 lb. sizes)
• Bonny Dunes Mix (10 & 50 lb. sizes) With more Hard & Chewings for better shade tolerance.

In both Northern and Transition areas... Creeping Red used as a mix or as a monostand is an outstanding choice.  Chewings and Hard are adapted to heavier shade and various soil types:

• Boreal Creeping Red Fescue
• Flyer Creeping Red Fescue
• Raymond Chewings Fescue
• Tiffany Chewings Fescue
• Discovery Hard Fescue. - Super shade grass.

Tall Fescues are planted extensively in the Transition zone all the way into upper Southern zones.  Adding creeping red into a Tall Fescue blend results in a good solution for shade problems in Tall Fescue lawns.  Blends such as the EnviroShade mixture provide a ready solution for a quality Tall Fescue lawn.  Below are three excellent choices:

• EnviroBLEND Tall Fescue Blend
• EnviroSHADE Tall Fescue & Fine Fescue Blend
• Plantation Tall Fescue

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