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Gardening Tip:

Assess Grass Types
and Your Needs!

Always honestly assess what you are going to use your lawn for:

Will it be used for the kids and a play area?

Will it be used as a sports field?

Will it be used simply for looks around your garden area?

Will it have pets on it?

Will you be parking on it?

Once you have thought about it, then you can combine your two requirements: your climate and your needs, and choose the grass that matches best.

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The biggest trick to having that perfect lawn is to pick the correct grass for your area. Grasses are divided into two kinds: Cool-Season and Warm-Season, and while it's pretty straight forward, read about each grass carefully.

If, after reading about each grass type below you need more information about how to choose the best grass for your area, more about lawn care, installation, and maintenance, read our in-depth, 2-part lawn care series:
Grow a Green, Lush Lawn - Part 1
Grow a Green, Lush Lawn - Part 2

Cool Season Grasses Grow well in fall, winter, through early spring and like: Winters that are mild wet to frigid or snowy Summers that are warm or hot, but dry
Click on each Grass Type Name for more details		Takes Heat	Takes Cold	Takes Traffic
	Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis palustris)		X	X
	Canada Bluegrass (Poa compressa)		X	X
	Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis)	X	X	X
	Rough Bluegrass (Poa trivialis)		X	X
	Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne)	X	X	X
	Fine Fescues (Festuca spp.)		X
	Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea)	X	X	X
	Wheatgrass (Agropyron spp.)		X	X
Warm Season Grasses Grow well in late spring through summer and like: Winters that are mild Summers that are hot, humid or dry
Click on each Grass Type Name for more details		Takes Heat	Takes Cold	Takes Traffic
	Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum)	X		X
	Blue Gramagrass (Bouteloua gracilis)	X	X
	Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides)	X	X	X
	Centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides)	X
	Bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.)	X		X
	St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)	X		X
	Zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.)	X	X	X

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