Agree with Lister. I used a slow growing amenity mix (lots of red fescue) and you can easily see that it grows more slowly than the lawn! As for cutting it, I eventually traded my ancient Green gang mowers in for an Italian Sitrex "finishing mower". It gives an absolutely superb 8' cut if towed at a suitable pace behind a tractor.
I drilled mine on Oct 20th (a week after Michealmas!) and was happily using it next June. I roll mine about 4 times a year with a 7 ton flat roll - if I could find a retiree locally who would work for the minimum wage, it would be cut and rolled more frequently.
Any volunteers? Lister?
