PENNINGTON “ROOTS”

Pennington’s story began in 1945 as a small seed store on Main Street in Madison, Georgia. Brooks Pennington, Sr., the company’s founder, originally started out supplying the local farmers and ranchers with quality cotton, soybean and agricultural grass seeds.

GROWING WITH PENNINGTON

As Brooks Pennington, Jr. began running the business, Pennington moved out of the retail business and set its sights on supplying agricultural seed to retailers across the southeastern U.S. The company began to concentrate on the grass seed business, first for pastures and forage products and later for lawns and turf. As the company’s grass seed business grew, Pennington furthered its commitment to excellence by growing the best grass seed on the market. Over the years, Pennington extended its growing facilities into Missouri, Arizona and Oregon.

PENNINGTON TODAY

Today, Pennington is a part of the Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) family of brands, with over 1,000 employees and over 16,000 dealers worldwide.

Grass seed has become our expertise over the last several decades, and we remain dedicated to providing the finest grass seed in the industry. We have close relationships with our farmers who produce high-quality grass seed. With tens of thousands of acres of grass farms in Oregon alone, it’s important we give back to the farmers that give to us.

Not only do we grow our grass in the U.S., but we have one of the largest private grass seed research facility in the country, NexGen Turf Research. Along with partnerships at various universities, our research-based breeding program enables us to grow only the best grasses science can deliver to the global market.

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grass seed you can buy

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GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES

Since 1945, Pennington Seed has been one of the largest grass seed manufacturers and distributors in the world. Since 2000, Pennington has exported over 200 million pounds of seed to 100 different countries. Export products include turf, forage and reclamation grasses.

How do we know Water Star® qualified grass seed saves water?Water Star® grass seed varieties are proven

to use significantly less water based on

independent testing performed by the

Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance.

What is Water Star® qualified grass seed?As demand for water increases, the use of water

applications on landscapes has come under

increased scrutiny. As a result, Pennington

Seed has committed to the research and

development of Water Star® qualified Grass

Seed; high quality turfgrass varieties that thrive

with significantly less water.

QUALITY GRASS SEED FOR

EXPORT

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*Data on file**Versus ordinary grass seed

Seed varieties with the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance® services logo and the Water Star® Qualified Grass Seed icon demonstrate a statistically

significant water saving potential over conventional varieties of the same species.

KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS

BERMUDAGRASS

FINE FESCUE

TALL FESCUE

FORAGES

ICON KEY:

PERENNIAL RYEGRASS

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• Disease resistant (Brown Patch, Dollar Spot, Leaf Spot)

• Good color, uniform cover, top quality performance

• Reduced vertical growth rate• Extended root technology• Drought tolerant• Shade & traffic tolerant

• Excellent drought tolerance• Spring green cover• Disease resistant (Brown Patch)• Retains color during winter• Good turfgrass density• Performs well under heat stress

and low fertility

• Excellent drought tolerance • Uniform cover and good density• Disease resistant (Brown Patch)• Performs well during winter months• Frost tolerant• Reduced vertical growth

• Excellent drought tolerance• Salt tolerant• Shade & traffic tolerant• Top quality, dark color, fine leaf texture• Dwarf upright growth• Disease resistant (Brown Patch)

TALL FESCUE

7 | Tall Fescue

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• Excellent drought tolerance• Dark color and top quality performance• Persists well under heat stress• Traffic tolerant• Great winter performance• Excellent density with reduced vertical

growth rate

• Excellent drought tolerance and drought recovery

• Top quality performance, good winter color and summer density

• Disease resistant (Brown Patch and Pink Snow Mold)

• Traffic tolerant• Fine leaf texture• Frost tolerant

• Shade tolerant• Traffic tolerant• Disease resistant (Typhula Blight & Phythium)• Spring green-up• Good quality turfgrass performance• Retains winter and fall color

• Disease resistant (Brown Patch)• Shade & traffic tolerant • Dark color and fine leaf texture• Drought tolerant• Summer stress resistant• Good fall and winter color, with

quick spring green-up

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ATF1736TALL FESCUE

Elite Turf TypeTALL FESCUE

TALL FESCUE

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ATF1376

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Elite Turf TypeTALL FESCUE

• Drought tolerant• Disease resistant (Brown Patch)• Dark color, fine leaf texture, and

rapid establishment• Traffic tolerance• Upright growth habit allows for more

airflow to reduce disease pressure• Low cutting height tolerant, does not

thin at 1.5” – 2.5”

• Excellent drought tolerance• Disease resistant (Brown Patch)• Deep roots, increased nutrient uptake• Traffic tolerant• Good color retention during winter months• Early maturity with short plant height

• Excellent drought tolerance• Dark color and good density• Disease resistant (Brown Patch)• Rapid establishment, good seedling vigor

and high tiller density• Traffic tolerant• Low cutting height tolerant, does not

thin at 1.5” – 2.5”

• Excellent drought tolerance• Disease resistant (Brown Patch)• Good density, uniform cover and

top quality• Shade and traffic tolerant• Deep roots, increased nutrient uptake• Good performance during winter months

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• Top quality turfgrass performance, maintains density and cover

• Disease resistant (Grey Leaf Spot)• Traffic tolerant• Drought tolerant• Good winter color retention spring

green-up• Remarkable wear tolerance and superior

year-round density

• Excellent drought tolerance• High winter performance and

color maintenance• Fantastic overall turfgrass quality• Great uniform cover and dark color• Year-round turfgrass density• Medium to late maturity

• Highest rated perennial for wear tolerance• Strong drought tolerance• Very good Grey Leaf Spot resistance• Good winter color and turf cover• Great overall turf quality

• Disease resistant (Grey Leaf Spot)• Good winter color retention with

excellent spring green-up• Performs well under summer heat

and drought• Fine leaf texture, superior lush

green color• Great wear tolerance• Superior year-round density

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PERENNIAL RYEGRASS

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PERENNIAL RYEGRASS • APR2154

13 | Perennial Ryegrass

PERENNIAL RYEGRASS

• Disease resistant (Crown Rust, Summer Leaf Spot, Dollar Spot, Snow Mold, Grey Leaf Spot)

• Top quality performance, retains density throughout summer

• Good spring green-up• Heat tolerant in transition and

northern zones• Shade tolerant• Maintains dark color during winter months

• Excellent drought tolerance• Great turfgrass performance, maintains

density well• Rapid establishment• Good overall turfgrass quality• Rich green color• Blends well with Bermudagrass when used

in overseeding

• Excellent for overseeding, transitions well in the spring

• Fine texture leaf• Good overall density • Moderate drought tolerance• Wear tolerant• Performs well with medium shade

• Exceptional winter performance, maintains color well

• Dark vibrant color, high quality• Disease resistant (Grey Leaf Spot,

Crown Rust, Dollar Spot, Stem Rust) • Traffic tolerant• Drought tolerant• Great year-round density

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13 | Perennial Ryegrass Kentucky Bluegrass | 14

• Outstanding drought tolerance• Excellent winter performance with uniform

cover and dark green color• Disease resistant (over 10 different

turfgrass diseases)• Traffic tolerant • Good summer ground cover• Frost tolerant

• Excellent drought and heat tolerance• Exceptional tolerance to high traffic• Disease resistant (Red Thread, Leaf Spot,

Stem Rust, Stripe Smut, Dollar Spot)• Resistance to wear and tear of

sod production• Strong performance with low irrigation

and fertility• Performs well under full sun or

shaded conditions

• Excellent drought tolerance• Great spring green-up and

summer density• Uniform cover and dark coloring• Disease resistant (Leaf Spot)• Good winter performance• Quick establishment

• Excellent drought tolerance• High performance with uniform

cover and dark color• Disease resistant (Powdery Mildew

Stem Rust, Summer Patch)• Shade tolerant• Good overall turfgrass uniformity• Shorter plant height than most bluegrasses

15 | Kentucky Bluegrass

KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS

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• Dark green color with medium fine texture• Improved cold tolerance• Excellent drought tolerance• Increased turf density for wear and durability• Wide range of adaptation due to

genetic diversity

• Remarkable cold tolerance to survive winter conditions better than most bermudagrasses

• Superb durability• Increased turf density and performance• Medium fine leaf texture, dark green color• Good seedling vigor

• Outstanding drought tolerance• Requires 21% less water than Tifway

and better divot recovery• Dark green color and excellent fall

color retention• Medium fine leaf texture with high leaf density• Higher overall turf quality than all commercial

seeded varieties in U.S. and International tests

• Improved disease resistance• Fine texture with increased turf density• Dark green color• Excellent drought tolerance• Improved wear and durability

Advanced Turf-type Bermudagrasswith Cold Tolerance

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• Improved overall turf performance• Increased durability and wear tolerance• Reduced plant height but with

increased density• Low in thatch and lower mowing heights with

less scalping• Medium-fine texture with dark green color

• Improved over Sahara• Medium texture with dark green color• Excellent drought tolerance• Great turf quality and density• Excellent wear tolerance

• Improved turf quality and increased density• Medium fine leaf texture with a dark

green color• Excellent performance on low pH soil with

increased fertilizer efficiency• Better durability and wear tolerance and

excellent ball support• Good drought tolerance and moderate

cold tolerance

• Improved turf density• Excellent drought and heat tolerance• Good wear and salt tolerance• Medium-fine leaf texture• Good seedling vigor

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19 | Fine Fescue

FINE FESCUE

• Excellent drought tolerance• Disease resistant (Dollar Spot)• Shade tolerant• Low fertility requirements• Underground stems repair damage• Consistent coloring even during

winter months

• Excellent drought tolerance• Disease resistant (Melting Out, Red Thread,

Net Blotch) • Shade tolerant• Good spring green-up• Low fertility requirement• Mixes well with other low maintenance species

• Excellent drought tolerance• Great spring green-up• Top quality turfgrass performance and

dark green color• Shade, stress and heat tolerant• Underground stems repair damage• Blends well with species for a mixture or

used alone

• Excellent drought tolerance• Great density and maturity• Dark green coloring• Disease resistant (Dollar Spot)• Shade tolerant• Low fertility requirements

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• High quality grazing, hay or silage, highly palatable

• Can be sod-seeded into warm season perennial pastures for winter and spring forage production

• Crude protein: 15% - 22%, total digestable nutrients 60% - 70%

• Late maturing, provides grazing after other varieties mature and diminish

• Tolerates poorly drained soils• Rust resistant & cold tolerant

• Ideal for hay or grazing, highly palatable, good for all types of livestock

• Crude protein: 15% - 16%, total digestible nutrients: 60% - 62%

• Superior ability to withstand harsh summer conditions

• Best adapted for clay and clay/loam soils• Tolerant to acid soils and poor drainage• Endophyte free

• Formulated mixture of Giant & Common• Bermudagrass with hulled & unhulled seeds• Extreme heat tolerant & spreads rapidly• Alkali & drought tolerant• Produces high yields of fine stemmed hay

or green chop• Ready to graze 45 - 50 days after seeding

• Bahiagrass Pensacola Argentine

• Common Bermudagrass Hulled Unhulled

• Buffalograss• Carpetgrass• Centipede

• Chewings Fescue• Creeping Red Fescue• Dichondra Repens• Kentucky Bluegrass• Lespedeza Sericea• Perennial Ryegrass• Poa Trivialis• Tall Fescue

• Alfalfa CUF 101

• Annual Ryegrass Diploid Tetraploid

• Bahiagrass Pensacola Argentine

• Clover Crimson Kenland Medium Red White White Dutch

• Common Bermudagrass Hulled Unhulled

• Fawn Tall Fescue• Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue• Orchardgrass• Piper Sudangrass• Weeping Lovegrass

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FORAGES OTHER AVAILABLE PRODUCTS

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