One of the things that strikes you when you enter a major-league ballpark – one of the open-air ones, not a dome – is how perfect the grass looks.

The Scotts Co. is marketing to that whim with a new premium grass seed line. Beginning in April, Scotts is selling the seed blends and fertilizers for Fenway Park (Boston), Wrigley Field (Chicago), Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati), Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) and Busch Stadium (St. Louis). The cost: A lush $21.99 for a three-pound bag. (That’s roughly three times the cost of a typical bag. Depending on how big your lawn is, a season-ticket package might be cheaper.)

The seed blend in your market is most likely the one closest to you. If you’re in New England, it will be Fenway; in Ohio it’s Cincinnati, etc.

According to SI.com, it will be a slightly different blend than the actual park, in order to minimize upkeep. Because you don’t have a grounds crew tending to your every blade, that should be welcome.

Marketing to a “Lawn of Dreams” originally appeared on About.com Baseball on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 11:56:01.

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