We always used a general seed .It likes shade,sun etc.

If you can find "Shady Nook" brand of grass seed, it is the best. Works well in sun and shade, and it is ORGANIC, not chem. coated like your run of the mill varieties that you will find at your local DIY store. I purchased Shady Nook at the Holod's True Value on Ridge Pike in Lafeyette Hill, PA (in between Philly and Conshohocken).

Jenny