CLAUDINE

The all-rounder for Lawns, Sport and turf production

Combining attributes

CLAUDINE combines all the attributes required of a grass for lawns, landscaping, turf and summer sports.

Very dense and fine leaved with slow regrowth

Producing a dense, fine leaved turf. Its slow regrowth requires less mowing and produces less clippings for disposal.

Use on sports pitches

CLAUDINE is also suitable for use on winter sports pitches where it makes an ideal partner for our high performance sports turf cultivars - Columbine, Chardin, Monroe & Berlioz.

Excellent rust resistance
STRI Listed for both Lawns and Sports
Combines all the attributes for ornamental turf
High shoot density

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

Colour

Density

Fineness

Red thread tolerance

Rust tolerance

Wear tolerance

Lawn, Landscaping, Summer Sports & Turf Trials (Mown at 10-15mm)

Cultivar	Shoot Density	Fineness of Leaf	Slow Regrowth	Visual Merit	Mean	Resistance to Red Thread	Cleanness of Cut	Winter Greenness	Summer Greenness
Claudine	7.1	7.0	6.9	7.0	7.0	4.8	6.3	5.2	5.6
Mean of all	7.1	7.1	6.4	7.2	6.9	5.5	5.9	5.3	5.5

Sports Use Trials (Mown at 25mm)

Cultivar	Live Ground Cover	Visual Merit	Mean	Recovery	Shoot Density	Fineness of Leaf	Resistance to Red Thread	Winter Greenness	Summer Greenness
Claudine	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.3	6.8	6.8	5.5	5.4	6.0
Mean of all	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.7	6.7	6.6	5.6	5.7	5.7

All data from BSPB/STRI Turfgrass seed 2026

Greens & Close Mown Trials

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DLF is proud to have some of the highest STRI rated cultivars, meaning you can feel confident that your turf grass seed has the best chance at creating the elite facilities you are looking for. BSPB is a trade association providing accurately analysed and independently supervised trials for turf seed companies.

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29/06/2026

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Located on the exposed Llandudno coastline, North Wales Golf Club has been shaped by the elements since its establishment in 1984. The traditional links course faces relentless wind, sand splash, naturally free-draining conditions and increasing pressure from dry summers – making drought tolerance a critical consideration when it comes to the clubs choice of grass seed. Demonstrating outstanding resilience and tolerance of both high traffic and the climatic conditions site-wide are mixtures from Johnsons Sports Seed.

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Perched on the Welsh coastline, Abersoch Golf Club has always lived at the mercy of the elements. Managing those ever-changing conditions for the last 37 years is Head Greenkeeper Arthur Evans who, in recent years, has found a combination of the right grass seed mixture and expert advice has transformed the condition and resilience of the 18-hole course - that combination being Johnsons J Sustain Fairway from DLF.

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Johnsons Sports Seed delivers performance under pressure at Bristol University

As a busy multi-sport facility, resilience of surfaces at Bristol University isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity. Helping Grounds Manager Matt Carroll deliver consistent, high-quality pitches for winter and summer sports are mixtures from the Johnsons Sports Seed range, producing performance he and his team of four can rely on season after season.