Gardening Articles: Landscaping :: Lawns, Ground Cover, &
Wildflowers Lawn Grass (page 2 of 2) by National Gardening
Association Editors These are found throughout the South. Often
they are wide-bladed and coarse compared to the northern
grasses. They put on vigorous growth during summer and go
dormant and turn brown in winter. Golf courses and some
homeowners keep lawns green by overseeding with annual rye grass
toward the end of the growing season. Instead of being started
from grass seed, lawns of warm-climate grasses are usually
started from planting sprigs, plugs, or sod. Bermuda grass.
Durable and heat-loving, Bermudagrass is the most common of the
warm-climate grasses. It does not do well in shade. Hybrid
bermuda grass is very soft and fine-bladed and is therefore a
common choice for golf greens in southern regions.
Centipedegrass. This grass makes a good lawn in hot areas,
although it is lighter green in color and subject to drought
damage because of shallow roots. It does well in poor soil. St.
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