5 Types of Grass for Your Lawn

 

5 of the Most Popular Types of Grass in the U.S.

1. Bentgrass
   Season: Cool
   Texture and color: Soft and dense; medium green
   Maintenance: HighBentgrass is a staple of northern golf courses thanks to its low growth potential and soft texture. And while its saturated color and soft texture might make it seem ideal for residential homes, bentgrass is quite high maintenance, requiring lots of mowing, fertilizing, and fungicide-ing, plus near daily watering. So unless you’re running a fairway, you might want to skip this dense variety.
2. Bermuda Grass
   Season: Warm
   Texture and color: Dense and deep green
   Maintenance: HighBermuda grass is another favorite for golf courses, but it’s also a common choice for homes. This variety does have high maintenance requirements—including frequent waterings—but is able to be mowed to a low height that is ideal for high-traffic yards such as those with kids and pets. And though it’s a warm season grass, many people do find success with it in the central states as well, such as the southern part of the Midwest.
3. Bluegrass
   Season: Cool
   Texture and color: Soft and deep green
   Maintenance: MediumBluegrass (or more specifically, Kentucky bluegrass) might just be the most popular grass variety for northern homes. Often combined with ryegrass and fine fescue, bluegrass grows well from both seed and sod and can tolerate cooler temps—though it’s not a big fan of shade.
4. Centipede
   Season: Warm
   Texture and color: Short, thick, and light green
   Maintenance: Medium-lowCentipede grass provides a thick, mat-like turf with relatively low maintenance requirements, and is suitable for use in warm and tepid climates—including central states that don’t tend to fall into one distinct climate category. It prefers full sun but can survive in the shade, and it also does best with some of the soil qualities that can harm other types of grass, such as high levels of nitrogen.
5. Dichondra
   Season: Warm
   Texture and color: Dense and pale or bright green
   Maintenance: HighDichondra grass is easy to identify, since instead of blades it presents as little round leaves. Homeowners in warm climates like this type of grass because it provides dense ground-cover while being able to be mowed like traditional types of grass, though it’s prone to disease and insects and requires frequent fertilization and watering. You’ll find it most often in California and Arizona.

SOURCE & CREDIT –https://www.moving.com/tips/10-types-of-grass-for-your-lawn/

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