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80 Day Perennial Ryegrass Drought Test

In early spring of 2021, a customer of Premier Pacific Seeds, whom is based on Denman Island, applied the Premier Ryegrass Overseeding blend to their lawn. The blend was comprised of all new generation perennial ryegrass varieties, some of which are recognized as top perfomers in reduced irrigation and fertility conditions. During an 80 day drought, some of the plants survived with no irrigation, limited moisture, and extremely high temperatures. 

 

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This photo demonstrates the benefits of using new generation varieties that are selected for drought tolerance and low inputs. Banfield and Thrive are some of the top ALIST perennial ryegrass varieties available from Premier Pacific Seeds.
The plants include farewell-to-spring (Clarkia amoena), western yarrow (Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis), mountain bromegrass (Bromus marginatus), among others.

City of Surrey Recognized for Award Winning Pollinator Meadow

The City of Surrey has received a ‘Greener Greenspace’ recognition from the Society of Urban Land Care (SOUL) for Edgewood Park’s pollinator meadow. According to the City of Surrey press release, “the award recognizes the City’s commitment to ecological practices in caring for the space in a way that increases biodiversity values, supports plant and soil health, protects air and water quality, takes steps to minimize waste and energy consumption, [and] avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.”

Premier Pacific Seeds congratulates the City of Surrey on the achievement and the creation of Edgewood park (2284 165 St). Premier Pacific Seeds would like to thank the City of Surrey for selecting Premier Pacific Seeds to supply the native grass and forb mix used in the Edgewood park Project.