Golf turf, seed and fertilizer suppliers

Choosing a fertilizer, seed and sod supplier for your golf course

The firms in this category supply the inputs your greens, tees, fairways and roughs depend on: grass seed mixtures matched to each playing surface, granular and liquid fertilizers, plant protection products and wetting agents. Several also give you agronomic advice or soil testing, so you can plan your feeding and spray year with the people who supply the products. The records below show where each firm works, what it sells and what support it offers, so you can shortlist the ones that can serve your course.

Seed breeders

For seed from the breeder, Barenbrug UK supplies UK-grown mixtures for greens, tees, fairways, roughs and salt-affected coastal courses. DLF Seeds UK sells Masterline and Designer mixtures by playing surface and says varieties with high brown patch resistance reduce your reliance on fungicides.

Full-line suppliers in the UK and Ireland

Collier Turf Care gives you one UK-wide source for seed, fertilizer, turf chemicals and dressings, sells turf cut and sent straight from the field, and offers soil, tissue and water testing. Origin Amenity Solutions, home of Rigby Taylor and Headland, pairs fertilizer and seed with Rain Bird golf irrigation and advisers the company says all hold BASIS and FACTS qualifications. Lindsay Turfcare in Craigavon serves courses across Ireland with seed, fertilizer, chemicals, spreaders and course accessories.

Distributors in North America

In Canada, Allturf covers Ontario with fertilizer, bulk seed, fungicides and a Fungicide Finder spray planning tool, and OJ Compagnie covers Quebec with fertilizer, seed and pesticides alongside turf equipment and a mechanical service center. In the United States, Fisher and Son serves the Mid-Atlantic region with seed, fertilizer, soil testing and agronomic consulting, Golf Ventures supplies Florida, the Caribbean and Central America, including paspalum seed and topdressing, and Advanced Turf Solutions sells its own fertilizer and grass seed blends.

What to compare

• Where they deliver. Allturf (Ontario), OJ Compagnie (Quebec) and Fisher and Son (Mid-Atlantic) work regionally, while Collier Turf Care and Origin Amenity Solutions serve the whole UK.
• Breeder, own brand or distributor. Barenbrug UK and DLF Seeds UK breed seed, Advanced Turf Solutions sells its own fertilizer and seed, and Golf Ventures and Allturf distribute other makers' lines such as Brandt and Grigg.
• Advice and testing. Collier Turf Care and Fisher and Son offer soil testing, Origin Amenity Solutions lists BASIS and FACTS qualified advisers, and Allturf runs IPM education.
• Ordering terms. Origin Amenity Solutions aims to deliver UK mainland orders within five working days. Golf Ventures and Advanced Turf Solutions run early order programs.