I am in Louisiana zone 8.
ST.AUGUSTIN IS THE GO TO GRASS IN a warm climate. ( zone ) after mowing your grass its still very thick and soft. Crowds out weeds. Its the go to grass of the south
Plant in late fall.

That one I haven't found. I was torn between Bermuda. Zoysia and Centipede. Bermuda was the cheaper and Cntipede was in the middle. The Home Depot guy suggested Centipede. I don't know what is in the yard. Most of it is dead. This house has set empty for two years no watering so trying to get the front yard going. I am in Springhill. I might see if I can get some St. Augustine some time.

Thanks

Mike Hughes, Preacher
Springhill Church of Christ

Down south, we have long hot blistering days of sun and heat in the summer.   Bermuda, Zoysia, and Centipede do great here.  BUT you have to understand something about grass.  Some need more direct sun than others.  Down here, bermuda grass will not grow well in the shade at all; but Fescue will.  The problem with fescue is it has to be watered or it will brown up and die fast.  I have mostly bermuda grass on my lawn and under my shade trees I have fescue.

Here's a tip I learned over the years doing my lawn and hiring someone to service my lawn.  Make sure you know EXACTly what they are putting on your yard and when.  Here's why?  My mother-in-law got taken for 2 years because this guy kept coming to her house redoing her lawn.  She said grass seed doesn't grow on her lawn.  She had her lawn poked and seeded and fertilized for months and nothing.  Every summer the grass would look nice but in the Fall it would look bad.  When I asked her what kind of seed did they put down, she did not know.  I asked the service team and they did not want to tell me.  After I pushed, they told me it was Rye grass seed.  Rye seed is a Fall seed and only grows in a cool climate.  So, if you plan on cutting grass in winter, then throw out some rye seed and your lawn will be pretty with fresh green grass.  But come Spring, it will die off again.  

Today, my mother-in-law has a new lawn guy and her lawns looks amazing with fescue grass.  She learned the hard way!

The great thing about Charlotte is you just have to mow the lawn and it is always green. The problems start when you take the job of 100 different plants and try to replace it with a single grass. March and October are the best when you get an emerald colored carpet of white clover.

Take out the grass and plant figs trees. ;-)))

Plant native grasses (and fig trees)

FYI - Check out this link:

https://ui.uncc.edu/story/native-grasses-nc

Marion

The figs would be great. I want to put some along the fence at the back. Just need some cuttings or plants of some sweet variety. I would love to find the LSU Champaign and JH Adriatic vatieties. Was interested in the LSU Gold until I heard it has open eye and attracts wasps.

Mike