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