The best grass for shade depends on location.
Grass for shady areas in georgia.
Tall fescue needs more water than the warm season grasses to stay green during the.
For a lawn in south georgia or along the coast st.
It must be sprigged or planted as sod.
Perhaps the most popular grass in the mountain and upper piedmont areas of georgia is tall fescue.
In north and middle georgia tall fescue is the best grass for partially shaded lawns.
The best warm season shade grass is st.
Augustine is also resilient in partial shade.
Augustine is a warm season grass that grows in full sunshine and partial shade.
Augustine grass but it cannot be bought as seed.
Warm season shade grass.
This is a perennial bunch type grass that grows rapidly and requires frequent mowing in the spring and fall.
Decline of turf in shade often begins after a single episode of scalping.
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.
Centipedegrass is best used in the southern part of atlanta.
Mow higher grass in the shade should be cut approximately 1 2 to 1 inch higher than the grass growing in full sunlight.
This will allow more leaf area to intercept the limited amount of sunlight.
Several varieties of grass grow in sun and shade in northeast georgia s usda hardiness zone 6 and 7.
A perennial grass favored for warm climates from florida to the gulf coast and southern california st.
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.
Avoid scalping turf in the spring.