Centipedegrass is best used in the southern part of atlanta.
Grass for shady areas in georgia.
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.
This will allow more leaf area to intercept the limited amount of sunlight.
This is a perennial bunch type grass that grows rapidly and requires frequent mowing in the spring and fall.
The best warm season shade grass is st.
Augustine grass but it cannot be bought as seed.
Augustine is also resilient in partial shade.
The best grass for shade depends on location.
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.
Several varieties of grass grow in sun and shade in northeast georgia s usda hardiness zone 6 and 7.
Scotts bermuda grass lawn seed.
Perhaps the most popular grass in the mountain and upper piedmont areas of georgia is tall fescue.
Augustine is a warm season grass that grows in full sunshine and partial shade.
Avoid scalping turf in the spring.
For a lawn in south georgia or along the coast st.
A perennial grass favored for warm climates from florida to the gulf coast and southern california st.
Warm season shade grass.
Of course no grass grows well in shade or dense shade.
Mow higher grass in the shade should be cut approximately 1 2 to 1 inch higher than the grass growing in full sunlight.
Tall fescue needs more water than the warm season grasses to stay green during the.
It must be sprigged or planted as sod.
Tall fescue festuca arundinacea.