If areas of your lawn don't see much sunlight, you may have had some difficulty growing thick, green grass. Requiring only 2-6 hours of sunlight, Pennington Smart Seed Dense Shade offers the perfect mix of Tall Fescue and Fine Fescue to thrive in shady conditions. A 3-pound bag covers up to 750 square feet for overseeding an existing lawn and 250 square feet for starting a new lawn from scratch. Pennington's NexGen Turf Research is the largest private grass seed research facility in the United States. That's year after year, for the life of your lawn. Born from Pennington innovation and NexGen breeding and research, Smart Seed brings you better seeds, better sustainability, and better results.