Creating a new lawn is not as difficult as people might think, in fact it is quite easy with the right equipment and a bit of knowledge to help you. There are two general types of lawn grass seed the first type is what they call a "warm season type" of grass, these can include the bermuda type grasses and the zoysia type grasses, these can hold up extremely well in the hot humid heat of the south.

While if you live in the north you shold be looking for "cool season" grasses such as kentuchy bluegrass or perrennial ryegrass and fine fescue, these types of lawn grass seed grow and thrive much better in cooler conditions.

If you really think you need expert advice before choosing which type of grass you need, you can visit www.ntep.org they do the research on different types of grass in different areas. At www.ntep.org you will get free information on what the best type of grass would be for your area, or you could go to your local garden center and ask them for there advice on which type would be best.

Planting your new lawn is pretty straight forward really you just need to know about a few things to do to get started, first you should pick either spring or fall to plant your lawn grass seed for your new lawn, these are the best times to help germination of your grass seeds.

Then you need to mark the area where your lawn will be then turn over the soil and rake it to remove any rocks or big lumps, the raked soil should be around 3" to 4" deep this is all you need for a lawn.

Then you need to spread the seeds in a uniformed way to make sure your grass will grow evenly, using a seed spreader or splitter is the best way of achieving this. You then need to lightly rake in the new seed around 1/4" deep, this will make sure the seed is in good contact with soil, once the seed is planted you need to start your watering regime.

You should lightly water your lawn grass seed twice a day until the grass has come up through the soil, once the grass is up you should water every two to three days. Grass grows much faster when it is kept moist on a regular basis.

You should also consider buying a starter fertilizer for your lawn this will help the seeds to germinate and grow quicker than normal, make sure not to cut your grass until it has reached at least 3" to 4" high this gives the root system chance to get established.

Another great piece of advice is to make sure that before you attempt to start your lawn mower to cut your new lawn, you should check that the mower blades are sharp before cutting.

The safest way of doing this is to make sure the cable for the mower is unplugged from the wall, and if it is a petrol mower then take the spark plug cap off BEFORE attempting to check the blades. SAFETY is extremely important when operating gardening equipment, making sure the blades are sharp will guarantee you get a good cut on your grass.

Now you can sit back and enjoy a long lasting fantastic looking lawn, that you know grew from the lawn grass seed you planted.