Centipedegrass is best used in the southern part of atlanta.
Grass for shady areas in georgia.
Augustine is also resilient in partial shade.
A perennial grass favored for warm climates from florida to the gulf coast and southern california st.
Warm season shade grass.
Zoysia grass and centipede grass are also decent shade grasses for southern climates however the more northern the lawn the less these grasses will thrive in the shade.
Tall fescue needs more water than the warm season grasses to stay green during the.
Perhaps the most popular grass in the mountain and upper piedmont areas of georgia is tall fescue.
Avoid scalping turf in the spring.
Tall fescue festuca arundinacea.
The best grass for shade depends on location.
Plant turf grass in the sunniest parts of your yard and.
This will allow more leaf area to intercept the limited amount of sunlight.
The best warm season shade grass is st.
Several varieties of grass grow in sun and shade in northeast georgia s usda hardiness zone 6 and 7.
For a lawn in south georgia or along the coast st.
Decline of turf in shade often begins after a single episode of scalping.
This is a perennial bunch type grass that grows rapidly and requires frequent mowing in the spring and fall.
Of course no grass grows well in shade or dense shade.
That being said it suffers when grown in a shaded area so if you do choose to go with bermuda you ll want to make sure that you lay another type of grass in shaded areas of your lawn.
Scotts bermuda grass lawn seed.
Augustine is a warm season grass that grows in full sunshine and partial shade.
It must be sprigged or planted as sod.